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When parents tell me their oldest child is going to be in middle school, I sense they have mixed feelings. They’re proud but worried. They’re worried about their children’s loss of innocence. No parent can put that off forever, of course, but they shouldn’t have to worry about it when their kids are only 11 years old. When it’s parents against the culture, I hate to admit it but the culture is likely to win. Parents know this at some level and fear it.   Students are more sexual these days than I ever remember. I shouldn’t be surprised...

SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCERhttp://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/296689_homeschool21.html Homeschool-public school bonds growingMore parents are supplementing lessons at home by embracing public school partnershipsThursday, December 21, 2006By JESSICA BLANCHARDP-I REPORTERStudents at the tiny, nondescript public school building in North Seattle have no playground, no formal cafeteria, no sports teams, no bells signaling the end of class. They come and go as they please, and the nearly 250 who pass through the halls don't even consider themselves public school students.They're among the more than 20,000 children statewide who are thought to opt out of public schools each year. They and their parents are drawn instead to the flexibility...