Are you making the right choice? I have been a home educating parent for a number of years. We have only one child who is now a teenager. Except for a brief experience at public school in grades two and three, he has received the majority of his education here at home. I will admit […]
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Home schooling is an effective alternative to the public school system The Fraser Institute issued a press release on October 9 [2001] summarizing their study entitled, “Home Schooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream”. Here are some quotes from Claudia Hepburn, director of education policy at the Institute: In the past decade, home schooling has
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The assumption that homeschooling parents somehow lack awareness of their children’s progress, and therefore require formal evaluation of that progress, is related to the fact that homeschoolers function beyond the arena of the schools, and our philosophies and methods are not always well-understood. How do homeschooling parents know their children are learning? The answer to
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There has been a positive change in the service delivery model for School Health Support Services. The service delivery model for SHSS is now the same as it is for the Personal Support initiative. This means that the Community Care Access Centre (CCAC) will still assess children for eligibility and determine the type and level
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The Top 10 Okay, here are the top 10 things that I wish I had known about homeschooling–it’s just that some of it is difficult to believe until you have lived it. 1) Homeschooling is addictive. Once you start, it’s difficult to stop. 2) Most learning goals will be reached even if you teach nothing.
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There has been a great deal of discussion recently around the issue of Ontario universities admitting homeschooled applicants. Shelley Welchner, who started the OFTP Universities Project, recently sent me a couple of thoughtful questions about this and I thought other people might have an interest in these issues. Below is her question and my response
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“Nobody that can think should ever be forced into a situation that bores them.”-Anon. Since I started homeschooling, I’ve felt more often happy than sad or stressed in any way. I’ve gotten enough sleep (which none of my schooling friends have), and I’ve been able to pursue things that interest me. I’ve written a few
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Recently OFTP was asked to comment in the press about the newly proposed tax credits for families sending their children to private schools. Donna Sheehan and members of the executive drafted and sent a brief statement after inviting email discussion about it. I just wanted to thank everyone who contributed to this request, showing their
Your concerns about your son’s socialization are important. Everybody worries about their child’s social development, but for those of us who homeschool, and for those of us with only children the issue seems to be that much greater. The family is the primary agent of socialization. The fact that your child is extremely social means
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I am encouraged with the recent news from the Harris government. There are some very positive things we have seen in the recent past. 1. Standardized Tests – As you can see from the announcements, Harris is high on standardized tests for all grades in the public school system. He has asked the independent schools
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