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To Homeschool or Not to Homeschool, that is the Question

End of Term Warrants Report Card on Schools
By Michael Farris, The Washington Times (2 June 1998)

Rewards for Sticking with it are Manifold
By Michael Farris, The Washington Times (23 June 1998)

Essays for Beginning Homeschoolers

Home-schooling Gives One a Grade "A" Feeling
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Eileen Spatz. A look back on Eileen's first year of homeschooling.

School is Dead, Learn in Freedom
Karl M. Bunday's Web site is packed with great information and essays by and for homeschoolers. Check frequently as this is updated regularly.

Answers to Objections about Homeschooling
By Fred Worth from Henderson State University in Arkansas

See Homeschool Christian.com's Beginner Page, Reclaiming Our Children Page, Homeschool Success Stories, and FAQ page.

Homeschool Philosophies

The Lost Tools of Learning
By Dorothy Sayers reviews the methods and tools used in education from times past. This article is a great resource for homeschoolers to evaluate their techniques and methods of education.

But Uncle Thomas, Where's My Self-Esteem Module
An excerpt from a letter by Thomas Jefferson outlining the educational plan for his nephew. A real eye-opener!

Government "Education"

Government Schools: Basic Information

The Case for Separation
From the Alliance for the Separation of School and State

Why the State Took Control of "Education
From the Alliance for the Separation of School and State

Government & Education: Is it ethical?

Why Should Congress Abolish the Federal Role in Education?
From the Home School Legal Defense Association

What is an Educrat?

Crashing the Educrat Oligarchy

The Anti-Standards

Government Schools and Control & Charter/Government HS programs

The Seduction of Homeschooling Families
By Chris Cardiff of the California Homeschool Network details the government's efforts to keep homeschoolers in the public school system.

Give to Caesar What is Caesar's
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
A testimony from Bonnie J. Horn to Christian mothers of home-educated children. Mrs. Horn encourages families to learn from her experience and keep the education of their children within the private sector.

21 Ways "Public Schools" Harm Your Children
By R.C. Hoiles, who was the publisher of the Santa Ana Register, now the Orange County Register. A wonderful expose of what tax-run schools cannot and dare not teach.

I'm Glad I've Turned My Home Into A School
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Eileen Spatz, as she began her homeschool.

Public Schools Have Been Failing For Years
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Eileen Spatz, pointing out the continuing failure of our public schools and discussing School-To-Work and Goals 2000.

The Third Great Lie
By Chris Cardiff, a homeschooling dad. Hosted by Home Education Magazine.

Four Reasons Home Schoolers Should Avoid Government Vouchers
Home School Legal Defense Association

Cathy Duffy on Proposition 38
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
(CA 11/00) This voucher proposition for California means problems for both traditional private schools and homeschools.

Charter School Seduction: Hold out $100 per month per kid and see what happens!
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Mary Leggewie

"We're here from the government, and we're here to help:" California Virtual Academy
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Mary Leggewie

Gift or Seduction?
A HomeschoolChristian.com Page
By Carolyn Forte of Excellence in Education ISP and store, Monrovia, CA. A look at Charter schools and government homeschool programs.

Teachers Qualifications

The Myth of Teacher Qualifications
By Christopher J. Klicka, Esq., Home School Legal Defense Association

More Dumb Teachers
By Debra Saunders. San Franciso Chronicle.

Teachers Unions

Teachers Unions: Are the Schools Run for Them?
By James Bouvard, Freeman

Government Schools Overstepping

Susie Tucker was 11 years old when she was violated: The Real Lesson of the East Stroudsburg Genital Exam Incident
By Marshall Fritz, Education Liberator

Studies

Scholastic Achievement and Demographic Characteristics of Home School Students in 1998
By Lawrence M. Rudner from the Education Policy Analysis Archives.

Reform

Homeschooling: The Best Education Reform
From the Cato Institute.

Homeschooling: Back to the Future
This is a PDF file from the Cato Institute. You need Adobe Acrobat to read it. Download Link at the bottom of this page.

Three Reasons Why Reform [of government schools] Can't Work
From the Education Liberator

Government Colleges/Universities

Virginia Colleges Fail to Teach Basics
A Report from the Virginia Association of Scholars. This study explored 6 colleges/universities in Virginia, but frankly the result of this study is found in all 50 states of the USA and its territories. Learn about the narrow, dumbed-down courses that focus on the trivial and fashionably trendy in USA's "higher" education today versus a rigorous Christian education our country has had in the past.

Is the Curriculum Biased?
A Statement of the National Association of Scholars