Thursday, June 18, 2009

Dana has some good thoughts about how homeschoolers should communicate in the public school

I like Dana's thoughts on How should homeschoolers communicate in the public square?


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1 comment:

ProntoLessons said...

I really liked her article.

As I noted in her blog, I also emphasized that we need to also place equal importance on educating the decision makers about homeschooling.

Case in point:

Here in the state of Texas, a bill was just passed (SB 1440) which allows state welfare officials to seize your child without parental permission so that they can interview that child by transporting him/her to a place that the officials deem appropriate.

Now, I know this bill wasn’t aimed at homeschoolers per se, but it does have some really bad consequences for the homeschool community since any Child Protective Services official can basically ignore the 4th Amendment and take your kid away to eventually make the child say anything the officials want (and in Texas, CPS and homeschoolers aren’t exactly the best of friends, so you can connect the dots and draw your own conclusions as to how this bill, if it becomes approved by the governor, can easily be used to punish/harass law-abiding homeschoolers).

Did you know that in the Texas Senate, this bill was passed unanimously? That’s right, not one Senator voted against this bill.

Like I said, informal chats are best for democratizing the homeschool message, but focusing on communicating our message to someone who “has a seat at the table” when it comes to deciding homeschool rights is also critical.