Home Schooling

 

  • Any parent or grandparent considering home schooling should read the research books by Dr. Raymond Moore (The National Home Education Research Institute, c/o Western Bible College, 5000 Deer Park Drive, SE, Salem OR 97301 or The Moore Foundation, Box One, Camas, WA 98607): "Better Late Than Early", "School Can Wait", "Home-Grown Kids", "Home-Spun Schools", "Moore-McGuffy Reader Series"; Newsletter by Dr. Raymond Moore: "The Parent Educator and Family Report". The Moores are among the pioneers of the home schooling movement in America that begun in the last quarter of the twentieth century. They accumulated much of the initial research data that proved beyond doubt the legitimacy of home schooling's track record in academics and socialization of children. If you have any doubts about the superiority (over public or private schools) of home schooling in the area of "academics" and/or "socialization", you should read Dr. Moore's research based books. To locate them, go to your local bookstore or visit http://www.amazon.com on the WEB, type in Raymond Moore, and click "Go".
  • "The Right Choice, Home Schooling", by Christopher J. Klicka is yet another classic in the home schooling arena. Klicka's book is an in depth resource that reviews the failure of public education, history, track record and data behind home schooling and gives constructive, detailed methods of accomplishing a meaningful and effective education program for you and your children.
  • Check out this article on home schooling by Brian D. Ray, PhD... Dr. Ray is president of the National Home Education Research Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in science education from Oregon State University. NHERI conducts basic, data-gathering research; serves as a clearinghouse of information for researchers, home educators, attorneys, legislators, policy makers, and the public at large; and provides speaker services on various topics. NHERI also publishes research reports and the unique, academic, refereed journal Home School Researcher.
  • Home School Legal Defense Association... Home School's Legal Defense Association, P.O. Box 159, Paeonian Springs, VA 22129, 703-882-3838; HSLDA is an association established to assist in providing a low cost source of legal protection for home schooling families (Å $100/yr.). If you plan to home school you should join this organization. You will probably never need their help, but if do, you'll be glad you joined.
  • The Education Reporter is an educational newsletter published by Eagle Forum (PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY). It represents an excellent source of the real truth about what is going on in education across America.
  • Notify us if you would like more information about how you can get started home schooling your children or grandchildren.
  • West Alabama Home School Association WAHSA is the principle support group for home schoolers and their families in the West Alabama area. We jointly sponsor HSLDA membership, field trips, science projects, intramural sports, music education, 4-H involvement, book fairs and a host of other activities you will find very informative and useful as you venture into home schooling. You may print the form directly from your browser, complete the application for membership and return it to the address requested at the bottom of the form. You may also review and download a copy of the Association's By-Laws from this link as well.
  • The Phyllis Schlafly Report A conservative newsletter addressing a host of issues (including education) relevant to American Society in the latter 20th and early 21st Centuries.
  • "None Dare Call It Education" is the title of a book by John A. Stormer who reviews the literature concerning education in America, exposing the problems with our education system along with the sources of the problems. It is most informative albeit infuriating reading. A copy can be purchased for $21.95 + $3 shipping from Liberty Bell Press, P.O. Box 32, Florissant, MO 63032.
     
     
     
      Other Related Web Sites
       
    National Home Education Research Institute
    http://www.nheri.org/ (A research organization that tracks data on the home schooling movement across America.)
    Separation of School and State Movement
    http://www.sepschool.org/DERIC/ (A search engine for finding out more about the separation of school and state, a take off on the church/state issue... information that has been deleted from the traditional education sites.)
    Home School Legal Defense Association
    http://www.hslda.org/ (The official home page of HSLDA. It has numerous links and a host of information, historical and data, on the home schooling movement in America.)
    MISSISSIPPI HOME EDUCATORS ASSOCIATION
    http://www.mhea.org/ (A really first class Christian site for homeschoolers of Mississippi.)
    JEFFERSON ON WALL OF SEPARATION
    Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math - College Level
    http://forum.swarthmore.edu/dr.math/tocs/calculus.college.html (Through this web site, you can get a math professor to work math problems and get the results back to you via the Internet.)
    Homeschool Online Study Guides
    http://www.bfbooks.com/study.html (A resource center for home schooling study guides on a wide range of topics)
    Subscriptions for the Alabama Shakespeare Festival
    http://www.asf.net/ (A source for acquiring tickets and other information from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Alabama)
    Local/Specialized Home-Schooling Resources
    http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/listlist.htm (A state by state listing of home schooling resources)
    Homeschool Organizations
    http://www.home-school.com/Groups/OrgList.HTML (A state and national listing of home school organizations, resources, etc.)
    Homeschool World
    http://www.home-school.com/ (Home page of Home School World, a resource page for home schoolers)
    Homeschool Mall
    http://www.home-school.com/HSMall.HTML (A site managed by Home School World for locating and purchasing home schooling resources, books, tapes, etc.)
    Jon's Homeschool Resource Page
    http://www.midnightbeach.com/hs/ (An individual's home page dedicated to helping home schooling parents locate online resources for home schooling.)
     

 

 

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