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VHC ARTICLE LIBRARY Turn Your Heart by Teri Maxwell Taken from a monthly newsletter article from a website for Christian homeschoolers, this article was written by Teri Maxwell, the mother of eight children and began homeschooling in 1985. Three of her children have graduated from homeschool, two are still living in their home and one is married. She is a homeschool conference speaker and has been writing monthly articles of encouragement for homeschooling moms since 1990. http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-005.htm New Study by National Home Education Research Institute Dr. Brian D. Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute has just released the largest-ever study looking at the lives of over 7,000 adults from across the United States who were home educated during their elementary and secondary school years. "For nearly 20 years, critics and the curious have been asking about the homeschooled: But how will they do in the "real world" of adulthood? As a corollary, they have also asked: What about socialization?," said Ray. The study entitled, Home Educated and Now Adults, answers those questions... (to read the full story click on link below) http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-006.htm Canadian Education Freedom Index Read the first ever Canadian Education Freedom Index, released by The Fraser Institute. This is the first study of its kind to compare the ten Canadian provinces on the basis of the educational freedom they offer parents. The index scores and ranks the provinces on their policies governing home schooling, independent (private) schools, and charter schools, the three options parents might choose if they find the public education system unsatisfactory. http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/shared/readmore.asp?sNav=pb&id=575 Fraser Institute This is a great article done by the Frazer institute. It seems to be an unbiased survey of North American home schoolers. It answers questions about socialization, academic achievement, post secondary options and more. (NOTE: this link downloads a Portable Document File (PDF) to your computer. It can then be read with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader.) http://www.fraserinstitute.ca/admin/books/files/homeschool.pdf Using Advertising In Language Arts an article on creative teaching by Joan M. Diez Clivillé http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-001.htm National Post Editorial article by Elizabeth Nickson on shameful response from local teachers to a homeschooling article she wrote. http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-004.htm A Day In The Life A typical homeschooling day at the Templeman's. By Lindy Templeman. http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-002.htm Food For Thought One homeschool mom's thoughts: What is a true homeschooler... and what does it matter? By Lindy Templman. http://www.victoriahomeschool.com/A-003.htm |