Note: This commentary encourages parents to look at other means to educate their chilcren - rather than "subjecting
children to educational malpractice" in the public schools. Sam Blumenfeld has been a long time friend to homeschooling
parents and children. J. Boswell
by Samuel Blumenfeld
Commentary
©2006 WorldNetDaily.com
Top CEOs in the computer field have been bemoaning the fact that American schools are not turning out students who are proficient enough in math and science and able to do the work needed in the computer industry. Nor are our students able to compete with their counterparts in other countries, namely India and China.
Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel, said in an interview in USA Today (Nov. 8, 2001) that our education system "is dumbing down the U.S. citizenry and educating the rest of the globe" in our graduate schools. Our educators haven't "fully recognized that the standard of living is going to be dependent on the quality of the workforce." That strong warning, issued over four years ago hasn't made much of a dent in the thinking of America's public educators.
Read the entire article - click on the title.
Thursday, May 18, 2006
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Taught at home, off to college is new trend
Admissions are up as students shed academic stigma
Monday, May 15, 2006
Jennifer Smith Richards
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
There are nine children in the Taylor family, all of them homeschooled.
And all of them, dad William Taylor says, are college-bound. Elyshia is at Franciscan University of Steubenville now. Ashley was just accepted to Case Western Reserve and Denison universities on full scholarships.
"Colleges started competing for her to come," said Taylor, who lives in Groveport.
Ohio colleges — especially private ones — report that more home-schooled students are applying and being admitted than ever before. Some schools have relaxed their years-old, stringent requirements for home-schoolers to gain admission, now favoring a national admissions test and proof of a rigorous curriculum.
"We’ve seen a tremendous increase," said Nicole Evans, associate director of admissions at Ohio Dominican University.
And the colleges are glad to admit more home-schoolers, she said.
Read the entire article at The Columbus Dispatch - click on title.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Jennifer Smith Richards
THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH
There are nine children in the Taylor family, all of them homeschooled.
And all of them, dad William Taylor says, are college-bound. Elyshia is at Franciscan University of Steubenville now. Ashley was just accepted to Case Western Reserve and Denison universities on full scholarships.
"Colleges started competing for her to come," said Taylor, who lives in Groveport.
Ohio colleges — especially private ones — report that more home-schooled students are applying and being admitted than ever before. Some schools have relaxed their years-old, stringent requirements for home-schoolers to gain admission, now favoring a national admissions test and proof of a rigorous curriculum.
"We’ve seen a tremendous increase," said Nicole Evans, associate director of admissions at Ohio Dominican University.
And the colleges are glad to admit more home-schoolers, she said.
Read the entire article at The Columbus Dispatch - click on title.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
From homeschool to college
From homeschool to college (Worcester Magazine Online, 5/4/06)
By Joan H. Bress, LICSW, CEP
The number of homeschooled college applicants has risen dramatically in the past decade. There are currently 2 million children who study at home rather than at school, and the number is expected to reach 3 million by 2010. While an estimated 50% of these children attend college, many college admissions offices are still not certain about the best way to evaluate the academic experiences of these students.
In conversations I have had with numerous college admissions officers, I have not encountered any whose college has a policy of refusing admission to students who have been homeschooled. Although concerns and cynicism exist at some colleges, most colleges express interest in receiving applications from homeschooled students. Colleges that have accepted homeschooled students appreciate the maturity and self-direction these students demonstrate. They believe that because homeschooled students have been involved in shaping their own education, they tend to be motivated learners and are comfortable assuming positions of leadership, both in class and in social situations.
(Read entire article - click on the title above.)
By Joan H. Bress, LICSW, CEP
The number of homeschooled college applicants has risen dramatically in the past decade. There are currently 2 million children who study at home rather than at school, and the number is expected to reach 3 million by 2010. While an estimated 50% of these children attend college, many college admissions offices are still not certain about the best way to evaluate the academic experiences of these students.
In conversations I have had with numerous college admissions officers, I have not encountered any whose college has a policy of refusing admission to students who have been homeschooled. Although concerns and cynicism exist at some colleges, most colleges express interest in receiving applications from homeschooled students. Colleges that have accepted homeschooled students appreciate the maturity and self-direction these students demonstrate. They believe that because homeschooled students have been involved in shaping their own education, they tend to be motivated learners and are comfortable assuming positions of leadership, both in class and in social situations.
(Read entire article - click on the title above.)
Monday, May 01, 2006
NTERVIEW: JUDY ARON - DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AT NHELD (National Home Education Legal Defense)http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif
Thursday, April 27, 2006
This interview was conducted by Mr. Henry Cate of Why Homeschool blog or whyhomeschool.blogspot.com:
http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2006/04/interview-judy-aron-director-of.html
Below is an interview with Judy Aron done via email. Judy makes some great points. One of the ones which resonanted with me is how children who are being homeschooled need to realize their education is a partnership and take initiative. Her thoughts about how all homeschoolers need to be informed and involved with poltics reminded me of some of the reviews I've read about An Army of Davids (which I have, and hope to read soon) by Glenn Reynolds.
Bio:
Judy Aron is a long time Homeschooling Activist. She has been heavily involved in protecting the rights of parents: particularly homeschoolers. Currently Judy works as the Research Director for the National Home Education Legal Defense (http://www.nheld.com/). Judy was also Vice President of CT Homeschool Network, and currently is their legislative liaison. (http://www.cthomeschoolnetwork.org/). She is wife to Michael Aron, and mom to 3 wonderful kids. David is a graduate of Boston University, Jeff currently attends Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Rachel is pursuing her high school studies at home.
Personal:
Judy, tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? What hobbies do you have? Where is the most exciting place you've traveled to?
I was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and attended public school there up until my parents had to deal with bussing and other problems with the school system. Yes, I recall being bussed quite far away from my home to a horrible school. So, when I was a ìtweenagerî we moved to ìupstateî New York, to a little town called Accord. I attended public school there and then graduated from Rondout Valley High School and went on to attend SUNY New Paltz, where I earned a BA in Economics in 1978 with a dual minor in Business Administration and Computer Science. I graduated Magna Cum Laude. Shortly after graduation I married my husband Michael Aron and we moved to Connecticut. I worked for the Travelers Insurance Company as a manager in Data Processing, and after having my second child I hung up the corporate suit and stayed home to be a parent full time. It was a wise decision, and one that I will never regret, despite the hardship of giving up half of our income at the time. During my time at home and raising a family, I did all kinds of things including obtaining a real estate license, running a travel agency out of my home for a time, and doing lots of community work.
READ ENTIRE ARTICLE BY CLICKING ON THE TITLE OR ON THE LINK IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.
Editor's Note: Judy Aaron and Deborah Stevenson of NHELD will be presenting workshops at the 2006 New
England Homeschool & Family Learning Conference held in Boxborough, MA, July 14, 15, 2006.
This interview was conducted by Mr. Henry Cate of Why Homeschool blog or whyhomeschool.blogspot.com:
http://whyhomeschool.blogspot.com/2006/04/interview-judy-aron-director-of.html
Below is an interview with Judy Aron done via email. Judy makes some great points. One of the ones which resonanted with me is how children who are being homeschooled need to realize their education is a partnership and take initiative. Her thoughts about how all homeschoolers need to be informed and involved with poltics reminded me of some of the reviews I've read about An Army of Davids (which I have, and hope to read soon) by Glenn Reynolds.
Bio:
Judy Aron is a long time Homeschooling Activist. She has been heavily involved in protecting the rights of parents: particularly homeschoolers. Currently Judy works as the Research Director for the National Home Education Legal Defense (http://www.nheld.com/). Judy was also Vice President of CT Homeschool Network, and currently is their legislative liaison. (http://www.cthomeschoolnetwork.org/). She is wife to Michael Aron, and mom to 3 wonderful kids. David is a graduate of Boston University, Jeff currently attends Wentworth Institute of Technology, and Rachel is pursuing her high school studies at home.
Personal:
Judy, tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? What hobbies do you have? Where is the most exciting place you've traveled to?
I was born in Far Rockaway, New York, and attended public school there up until my parents had to deal with bussing and other problems with the school system. Yes, I recall being bussed quite far away from my home to a horrible school. So, when I was a ìtweenagerî we moved to ìupstateî New York, to a little town called Accord. I attended public school there and then graduated from Rondout Valley High School and went on to attend SUNY New Paltz, where I earned a BA in Economics in 1978 with a dual minor in Business Administration and Computer Science. I graduated Magna Cum Laude. Shortly after graduation I married my husband Michael Aron and we moved to Connecticut. I worked for the Travelers Insurance Company as a manager in Data Processing, and after having my second child I hung up the corporate suit and stayed home to be a parent full time. It was a wise decision, and one that I will never regret, despite the hardship of giving up half of our income at the time. During my time at home and raising a family, I did all kinds of things including obtaining a real estate license, running a travel agency out of my home for a time, and doing lots of community work.
READ ENTIRE ARTICLE BY CLICKING ON THE TITLE OR ON THE LINK IN THE FIRST PARAGRAPH.
Editor's Note: Judy Aaron and Deborah Stevenson of NHELD will be presenting workshops at the 2006 New
England Homeschool & Family Learning Conference held in Boxborough, MA, July 14, 15, 2006.
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