Tag Archives: Homeschool

CCSSO President’s Homeschool Tweet Sees Backlash

Posted on January 15, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

In yesterday’s article, CCSSO President Questions Testing For Homeschoolers, the question was posed by Dr. Atkinson that perhaps homeschoolers and private schooled children should be taking the same tests as public school children.

Here’s the original tweet:

With choice, should homeschool & private school students have to take the same tests as public school students? If no, why not? #HLR2015

— June Atkinson (@DrJuneAtkinson) January 12, 2015

This question has led to some backlash.
Better watch it, ya’ll. You might be accused of bearing false witness.

Some replies:

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#DM7 Article: The Fundamental Right To Homeschool

Posted on January 11, 2015 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my weekly column at Da Tech Guy: The Fundamental Right To Homeschool

By A.P. Dillon

The NY Times has an article out this week titled, “Home Schooling: More Pupils, Less Regulation”. The article focuses on changes in Pennsylvania, but this is an article that should give everyone pause.

The article’s main thrust is that homeschools are not regulated enough and deserve more oversight – by a government entity, of course. A loose translation of that might be ‘all your kids are belong to us’.

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Sandy Hook Commission Wants Homeschools Monitored

Posted on September 29, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

From my “I told you so” files:

Under a new law proposed this week by Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy’s Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, every homeschooling parent with a child who has been labeled with a behavioral or emotional problem would be forced to submit to a host of strict, burdensome regulations. – Daily Caller

Uh, come again? Who does the labeling? Using what criteria? What does this have to do with education? Nothing. This is nothing more than a means of tracking you and your kid.

Flashback:
Holder’s DOJ: ‘No Fundamental Right To Homeschool’

DOJ Refuses Asylum to German Family Persecuted For Homeschooling

Related Read: So Why Be Concerned About the Data Tracking of Personally Identifiable Information? A Congressional Candidate Tells You Why. Continue reading →

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#DM7 Article: Back To School – At Home and Opting Out

Posted on August 24, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

This is a reposting of my DaTechGuy article: Back To School – At Home and Opting Out

By A.P. Dillon

Millions of kids head back to school soon. Many have already begun the new school year. In many state, that means heading back to more Common Core. That is the case in North Carolina for the time being until the state’s standards replacement commission can get to work. Continue reading →

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GUEST POST: Common Core in Charters, Private & Homeschools

Posted on July 7, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

The following article is a guest post from a concerned parent on Charter schools. private schools and homeschools.  It is a follow-up article to Common Core Standards Usurp Leadership Clubs in our Schools. The Common Core Propaganda Machine has to be recognized … Continue reading →

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Common Core Aligned: NY Dumping GED For “TASC”

Posted on June 30, 2014 by A.P. Dillon

New York, embroiled in Common Core and high stakes testing protests, is making plans to dump the GED (General Education Development) test in favor of a Common Core aligned one. The powers that be are trying to force keeping Common Core using the testing. In essence, forcing students depending on tests like the GED to comply with Common Core and creating a funnel-like monopoly. One has to realize the impact on Homeschoolers or online learners with this move.

UticaOD.com: Continue reading →

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