Posted on: Sunday, 24 February 2008, 06:00 CST
By Jeffrey Robb, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.
Feb. 24--When school is in session for the Conrad kids, the living room of their northwest Omaha home is often their classroom.
Lessons last as long as needed to complete the day's tasks.
Mother Natalie Conrad is the teacher to her three school-age children.
Natalie and Chris Conrad's family is part of the 6,000-student home-school network across Nebraska. And the family is a small part of a debate in the Nebraska Legislature pitting personal choices and religious freedoms against state government's educational responsibilities.
State Sen. DiAnna Schimek of Lincoln has proposed a bill to recast Nebraska's generally loose regulations over home-school students.
Her bill would require home-school students to take state-mandated tests or have their schoolwork assessed by an outside evaluator. If students' progress falls short academically, they would be sent to public or private schools.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Students reflect on impact of homeschooling
Students reflect on impact of homeschooling
By Bryan Marshall
Register News Writer
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series chronicling the experiences of Madison County homeschool students. Tuesday’s stories will focus on how home schooling affects public schools and getting into college.
Aaron Jones can’t say for sure if he would have enjoyed going to private school. But, he is certain that he never wished he had attended a public school.
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By Bryan Marshall
Register News Writer
Editor’s note: This is the second part of a three-part series chronicling the experiences of Madison County homeschool students. Tuesday’s stories will focus on how home schooling affects public schools and getting into college.
Aaron Jones can’t say for sure if he would have enjoyed going to private school. But, he is certain that he never wished he had attended a public school.
To continue reading this article, please click on the title.
Parents taking education into their own hands
Homeschooling: Education not confined to school walls
Parents taking education into their own hands
By Bryan Marshall
Register News Writer
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series chronicling the experiences of Madison County homeschooled students.
Religion. Individualized instruction. Family atmosphere. Protection from dangers in school. A love of learning.
These are just a few of the many reasons more and more parents are deciding to put their children’s education into their own hands through homeschooling. For Brian Bertucci of Berea, the experience of teaching middle school English for a year in a private Catholic school in Florida led to his decision to home school his 6-year-old son Mark.
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Parents taking education into their own hands
By Bryan Marshall
Register News Writer
Editor’s note: This is the first of a three-part series chronicling the experiences of Madison County homeschooled students.
Religion. Individualized instruction. Family atmosphere. Protection from dangers in school. A love of learning.
These are just a few of the many reasons more and more parents are deciding to put their children’s education into their own hands through homeschooling. For Brian Bertucci of Berea, the experience of teaching middle school English for a year in a private Catholic school in Florida led to his decision to home school his 6-year-old son Mark.
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