"Home Education"?
On our Controversies page: "The Subway Sandwich Contest"
One our Events page: "You CAN Homeschool Through High School"
H.E.A.R.T.S.
(Homeschoolers Educating, Assisting, & Reaching-out Through Service)
"Statewide, homeschoolers consistently become involved in community outreach as part of their daily learning. The organization called H.E.A.R.T.S. was recently created in an effort to capitalize on this volunteer spirit by coordinating efforts - reaching beyond the barriers of religion, politics, educational philosophy, and distance.
"H.E.A.R.T.S.' goal is to join together in service projects a representation of the wonderful diversity of community minded homeschoolers -- to provide valuable services to our communities while generating increased public awareness, understanding, and acceptance of the full spectrum of homeschoolers.
"Community participation is always invited and appreciated!"
Dr. Raymond S Moore, the inspiration to many homeschoolers of recent generations, died Friday, July 13, 2007.
Dr. Moore wrote a number of books about raising and educating children, the most well-known probably being Better Late Than Early a plea to allow children to develop at their own pace rather than forcing them into the arbitrary schedules of schools.
Dr. Moore and his late wife Dorothy educated their children at home starting in the 1940's, before the term "homeschooling" was coined. They led by example, by their ready advice and support to other families, and by their creation of Hewitt Research Foundation, and the Moore Foundation.
Never afraid to speak the truth, Dr. Moore spoke out against the division of the homeschooling community into factions by a group of people who sought to profit from isolating Evangelical Protestants from other homeschoolers.
Raymond and Dorothy Moore will be missed. Their influence will live on.
Obituary at FreeRepublic.com
Dr. Moore's White Paper on The Ravage of Home Education by Exclusion Through Religion
Dr. Moore's books are available through Amazon.com and Barnes & Nobel, as well as through local bookstores, online home education resources, and your local library.
Dec 30, 2006
As before, no news is good news.
The bill that would prohibit by law the home education of “children under the care, custody, or supervision of DYFS” was reintroduced for the 2006-2007 session, as A1197. It is now in the Assembly Education Committee. We hope that the committee chooses to let it die a natural death.
March 10, 2005
As things stand, no news is good news on Assembly bills A1918 and A3185. As you'll remember, in May 2004, A1918 was twice slated for Education Committee discussion and twice pulled from the agenda at the last moment; we've had no new information since then. A3185 was introduced last fall but has not yet been posted for committee consideration. We and other state group leaders continue to keep our eyes and ears open, and will let you know immediately if action is about to be taken on either bill.
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