[mamaduck]

http://www.home-ed-magazine.com/wlcm_HEM.html

Above is the website for the Home Education Magazine. Consider the source for this article. The are very anti-HSLDA, denying that the HSLDA has done any good, or has any valid purpose.

One point: the "Satisfaction of seondary education standards" was not for ALL homeshoolers, just for entry into (government funded) colleges, or for (government funded) financial aid. If you do not want their standards, don't go to their schools on their money.

There are many obfuscations of this type in this article and in most / all that I have read from this source.

[StarCMC]

I am taking your caution to heart...but... I have had a check in my spirit about HSLDA for quite a while. I have heard about families who have been defended by them with defenses that were not in the best interest of that family because HSLDA wanted to make and impact for ALL HSing families. The family had no input into their own defense. That bothers me. I can't even put it into words WHY it bothers me, but it does.