I encounter news stories almost daily that remind me why we home educate. Believe me, with so many detractors and a sense of doubt that invariably haunts the home educating family, these reminders are important. So I will post these as they appear:<\/p>\n
Private school in New Mexico conducts random drug test on students: click here<\/a><\/p>\n Family asks judge to remove “God” from Pledge of Allegiance in Mass. school district: click here <\/a><\/p>\n 3 new dangerous drug habits among teens: click here <\/a><\/p>\n Physics teacher (a graduate of MIT and Georgetown Law) in Loudoun County resigns. The meaning of grades<\/a><\/p>\n Rice – Klein panel on education and issues of national security: Click here<\/a><\/p>\n Systemized cheating on standardized exams: Click here<\/a><\/p>\n 2012.06.21 – 68 year old bus monitor woman jeered and ridiculed to tears by a bunch of middle school kids. Video goes viral.<\/p>\n Extreme Bone Head, Jerry Brown, of the People’s Republic of California has signed bill to allow transgender students to play on girls or boys sport teams \/ bathrooms \/ whatever of their choosing to be their “authentic selves”.\u00a0 Of course this won’t be abused at all and if this doesn’t cause a surge in home schooling I don’t know what will. Click here<\/a><\/p>\n In many school districts it is presumed that children belong to the state. Here’s a story where parents tried to stick up for their kids: Click here<\/a><\/p>\n California educator accused on YouTube of sexual abuse charged with 16 felonies\u00a0\u00a0Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Educators in Atlanta convicted in cheating scandal. Why study when your teachers can cheat for you and go to jail too. Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Principal arrested partying with male student. Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n How the poison of the public school system is now permeating HE: Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n