Further Information on Homeschooling
Volunteers at OFTP are more than willing to find the time to discuss home education with you.
[Contact Information for OFTP]
Books on the subject are suggested on a number of sites on the internet:
Selected internet sites: writings of
John Taylor Gatto
Paul Goodman
Ivan Illich
John Holt Associates
- 1981 – Johnson Memorandum
- 1997 – Correspondence with the Minister of Education
- 1997 – Leeds – School Trustees Questions and Answers
- 1997 – OFTP Response to a School Board
- 1998 – Ombudsman Report
- 1998 – Press Release for Ombudsman Submission
- 1999 – “Home Schooling: Successful Practices” (Draft Document)
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – intro
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – part 1
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – part 2
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – part 3
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – part 4
- 1999 – A Message to School Board Trustees – part 5
- 1999 – Durham District School Board Homeschooling Procedures
- 2000 – Home Education Fact Sheet
- 2000 – OACAS part 2: CATO article
- 2000 – Resource List for Information on Home Education
- 2000 – School Board Initiative
- 2000 – Social Services Initiative – intro
- 2000 – Social Services Initiative – part 3
- 2001 – Developing Homeschool Admission Policies
- 2001 – Funding of Colleges for Home-Educated Students
- 2001 – Home Rules Special Edition – info package
- 2001 – Homeschooling Policies of Ontario School Boards
- 2001 – Ministry Advice to a School Attendance Counsellor
- 2001 – Paper Inquiry
- 2001 – Private School Funding Ontario
- 2001 – Reply Letter to OFTP from the Minister of Education
- 2001 – Sample Reply Letters to School Boards
- 2001 – School Boards Increase Pressure
- 2002 – PPM Communication Plan
- 2002 – Views on Policy/Program Memorandum No.131
- 2005 – Letter to the Ministry of Child and Youth Services
- 2006 – Bill 52 and Homeschooling
- 2006 – OFTP Request for Changes to Directive 2.2 (ODSP) and Directive 21.0 (Ontario Works)
