5 'well-educated' kids put in state custody
Ruling that sent homeschooler to psych ward expanded to 2nd family
Posted: March 22, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
Five "well-educated" children have been ordered into state custody by a court that applied to a second family a ruling taking a 15-year-old homeschooler from her family and sending her to a psychiatric ward.
The action fulfills a dire forecast from a human rights group that the government's success in the first case would encourage officials to act against other families in Germany.
The newest ruling comes from a court in Saxony and affects five members of the Brause family, according to officials with the International Human Rights Group.
Its president, Joel Thornton, earlier had told WND that, "There is an increased fear among homeschoolers about whether their children are next," after Melissa Busekros, 15, was removed from her home and ordered first to a psychiatric ward, then a foster home, because of her "school phobia."
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Thursday, March 22, 2007
An Interview with Paul Zoch - Doomed to Fail
This might interest many teachers, parents and, in particular, homeschoolers.
Paul Zoch is the author of the book Doomed to Fail: The Built in Defects of
American Education. Another voice to add to the list (which seems to
go unnoticed) trying to reach the American public with the message.
The interview is published on EdNews.org and was conducted by Michael F. Shaughnessy, Senior Columnist. 3/21/2007
http://www.ednews.org/articles/9235/1/An-Interview-with-Paul-Zoch-Doomed-to-Fail/Page1.html
Paul Zoch is the author of the book Doomed to Fail: The Built in Defects of
American Education. Another voice to add to the list (which seems to
go unnoticed) trying to reach the American public with the message.
The interview is published on EdNews.org and was conducted by Michael F. Shaughnessy, Senior Columnist. 3/21/2007
http://www.ednews.org/articles/9235/1/An-Interview-with-Paul-Zoch-Doomed-to-Fail/Page1.html
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Day in the life of a homeschooling family
Lisa Crews
Special for The Republic
Mar. 14, 2007 10:36 AM
Family: Faith is 10, Mercy 8 and Hope 1. Tim, the dad, works at home.
7:30 a.m.::Wake up and start morning routine. Kids -- make beds, get dressed, make/eat breakfast, unload dishwasher, clean up breakfast dishes, brush teeth; Mom -- showers, brushes teeth, changes baby, eats breakfast, loads dishwasher, makes bottles, feeds baby.
8 a.m.: Kids --collect and sort all laundry.
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8:15 a.m.: Mom --starts load of laundry
8:30 a.m.: Mom -- makes doctor appointment for baby and cleans kitchen counters and clears out refrigerator. Kids -- practice piano and keyboard then complete theory book assignments.
8:50 a.m.: Mom -- reads emails and news.
9:15 a.m.: Mom -- reviews with the girls long division from last week and answer questions; assigns word problems and more exercises; plays with the baby and reads her a book; focuses on new signs; changes out a load of laundry.
10 a.m: . Mom - calls her mother to work out childcare for the baby's doctor's appointment.
10:10 a.m.: Mom -- rotates out baby toys from those in storage.
10:12 a.m.: Mom -- chases girls back to math.
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Special for The Republic
Mar. 14, 2007 10:36 AM
Family: Faith is 10, Mercy 8 and Hope 1. Tim, the dad, works at home.
7:30 a.m.::Wake up and start morning routine. Kids -- make beds, get dressed, make/eat breakfast, unload dishwasher, clean up breakfast dishes, brush teeth; Mom -- showers, brushes teeth, changes baby, eats breakfast, loads dishwasher, makes bottles, feeds baby.
8 a.m.: Kids --collect and sort all laundry.
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8:15 a.m.: Mom --starts load of laundry
8:30 a.m.: Mom -- makes doctor appointment for baby and cleans kitchen counters and clears out refrigerator. Kids -- practice piano and keyboard then complete theory book assignments.
8:50 a.m.: Mom -- reads emails and news.
9:15 a.m.: Mom -- reviews with the girls long division from last week and answer questions; assigns word problems and more exercises; plays with the baby and reads her a book; focuses on new signs; changes out a load of laundry.
10 a.m: . Mom - calls her mother to work out childcare for the baby's doctor's appointment.
10:10 a.m.: Mom -- rotates out baby toys from those in storage.
10:12 a.m.: Mom -- chases girls back to math.
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Judge warns of child-abusing homeschoolers
Court is "shocked" by lack of government authority over students
Posted: March 10, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
A Superior Court judge in New Jersey says homeschooling is just about the same as deliberate child abuse.
In fact, he says, he just might name a school district in his state as a defendant in a current court dispute, citing the district's "shocking" failure to monitor and test all students – including homeschoolers.
"In today's threatening world, where we seek to protect children from abuse, not just physical, but also educational abuse, how can we not monitor the educational welfare of all our children? A child in New Jersey, who recently was found unfed and locked in a putrid bedroom was allegedly 'homeschooled' and because no one, such as a teacher or nurse, was able to observe any abuse in a school setting, it went undiscovered," wrote Judge Thomas Zampino in a case that came before him.
That's even though New Jersey state law does forbid child abuse, and its regulations regarding homeschooling say parents or guardians are allowed "to educate the child at home." Further, the state law notes they are not required to submit any type of communication of intent to a local school board, nor are parents required to have their plans approved by a board.
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Posted: March 10, 2007
1:00 a.m. Eastern
By Bob Unruh
© 2007 WorldNetDaily.com
A Superior Court judge in New Jersey says homeschooling is just about the same as deliberate child abuse.
In fact, he says, he just might name a school district in his state as a defendant in a current court dispute, citing the district's "shocking" failure to monitor and test all students – including homeschoolers.
"In today's threatening world, where we seek to protect children from abuse, not just physical, but also educational abuse, how can we not monitor the educational welfare of all our children? A child in New Jersey, who recently was found unfed and locked in a putrid bedroom was allegedly 'homeschooled' and because no one, such as a teacher or nurse, was able to observe any abuse in a school setting, it went undiscovered," wrote Judge Thomas Zampino in a case that came before him.
That's even though New Jersey state law does forbid child abuse, and its regulations regarding homeschooling say parents or guardians are allowed "to educate the child at home." Further, the state law notes they are not required to submit any type of communication of intent to a local school board, nor are parents required to have their plans approved by a board.
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Monday, March 05, 2007
In a class of their own
Weld 52 explodes with stacks of Yaffa blocks, well-fingered books, bulk containers of Easy Mac, cardboard boxes, and the tell-tale anxiety of freshman move-in day. Amidst the madness, Stephen T. Norberg ’06 rummages through his belongings and discovers a framed piece of thick paper decorated with a whimsical owl and a smartly dressed pig. It’s his kindergarten diploma. Carefully navigating the chaos, his left arm almost destroying a perfectly folded pile of undershirts, he crosses the room and secures the diploma onto the blank wall above his wooden desk. Pausing for several moments as his exhausted roommates look on in wonderment, he finally utters, “Wow! It’s great to be in first grade.”
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They describe Norberg as amazingly caring, funny, and passionate—but he isn’t crazy. And the grade-school comment is not without merit. That day Norberg did, in fact, feel somewhat like a first grader. Having been homeschooled from second grade until college, that kindergarten diploma was the last one he had ever received.
To read entire article about homeschoolers at Harvard U, click on the title.
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They describe Norberg as amazingly caring, funny, and passionate—but he isn’t crazy. And the grade-school comment is not without merit. That day Norberg did, in fact, feel somewhat like a first grader. Having been homeschooled from second grade until college, that kindergarten diploma was the last one he had ever received.
To read entire article about homeschoolers at Harvard U, click on the title.
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