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Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Important Homeschool Information
from a yahoo webgroup posting

“Efforts are under way in Great Britain to change British homeschool law. The changes will require registration of homeschool families, force them to file annual reports, grant government officials the right to enter their homes, interview their children alone, and grant curriculum authority to the government.

“This Clampdown on Home Education Doesn’t Help Children”
http://u.tv/News/This-clampdown-on-home-education-doesnt-help-children/3e975058-e3ca-4746-8746-adaedeacb968

The proposed changes are being justified by Articles 12 and 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, ratified by Great Britain in 1991.

The White House is reviving efforts to have the US sign on to this initiative. In a recent visit to a New York School, UN Ambassador Susan Rice called the effort long overdue.

“Obama Administration Seeks to Join UN Rights of the Child Convention”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/06/23/obama-administration-seek_n_219511.html

I believe that if our nation ratifies the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, it will be used to suppress homeschool freedom in the US, as it is now being used in the UK.

I plan to call the White House, my senators, and Ambassador Rice and let them know -

* As a citizen of the United States I have the freedom to choose the best way to educate my children.

* I want my freedom to homeschool to be protected, not restricted.

* The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child threatens homeschool freedom.

* It is currently being used to restrict homeschooling in the UK.

* I want Ambassador Rice to represent US interests in the United Nations. She should be working to protect our freedoms, not support efforts to weaken them.

* Homeschool students are admitted to and graduate from college at higher rates than their non-homeschooled counterparts. They hold higher rates of campus leadership positions They graduate in shorter time periods and have higher GPAs.

* Our nation should be seeking ways to encourage more families to homeschool, not create more barriers to entry.

There are powerful groups in our nation who are very unfriendly to homeschooling. I believe any policy that allows them to restrict homeschool freedom will eventually be used against us.

Please help maintain our homeschool freedoms. Urge the White House, your senators, and Ambassador Rice to oppose ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

* Call the White House comment line at 202-456-1111. Fax 202-456-2461.

* Contact your senators - contact information
http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

* Call Ambassador Rice at 212-415-4000. Press 6 to leave your message. You can also call the Public Diplomacy office at 212-415-4050.

* Please do not write letters. Their effectiveness is very limited because of the slow screening process instituted after the anthrax scare several years ago.

I believe the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.is a very dangerous initiative. Please urge the White House, your senators, and Ambassador Rice to oppose its ratification.

It will be a sad, sad day if families are prevented from homeschooling years from now because we failed to act today.

Please forward this to others who support homeschool freedom in our nation.”

Another post regarding the homeschooling hurdles that we are ALL facing. I urge any homeschooling parents, supporters of homeschool, people that know homeschoolers; educate yourselves on what the heck our government is doing in regards to our rights and make your voices heard.
God Bless

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Posted by Rosie at 2:55 PM

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Testing?
these math and language arts placement tests could be helpful
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printable crct practice tests
http://www.henry.k12.ga.us/uge/2006crctprint.htm

curriculum resources anyone?
http://www.kde.state.ky.us/KDE/Instructional+Resources/Curriculum+Documents+and+Resources/
Posted by Rosie at 5:20 PM

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