I think we all need to read this article from Home Education Magazine, written by my dear friends Larry and Susan Kaseman.
http://homeedmag.com/HEM/255/takingcharge.html
Larry and and my husband George were National Homeschool Association council members together for a number of years and he (Larry) is extremely knowledgeable about keeping freedom in our homeschooling or unschooling lifestyles.
I came across this article for a number of reasons, one being that in Montana, especially here in Helena and probably in other areas of the state we have an influx of former ps kids now being hs'ed.
It is very important for them to know the history of homeschooling and the importance of being free to homeschool how we choose.
Second, I wanted to find some information, because everyone who homeschools in Helena and notified the county superintendent got a "Dear Homeschool Friends" letter the end of October.
This letter was from Exploration Works, an Interactive Museum of Science and Culture in Helena. The Executive Director of the museum is currently homeschooling her daughter, she and Bruce Messinger the superintendent of the Helena public school system have a plan to provide classes in which both ps students and hs'ed student participate. This is to enrich the 'students curriculums'.
The catch is that homeschooled students would have to enroll in the ps for those classes. The student at this point would not be homeschooled, but a ps student.
I had a brief conversation with Suzanne yesterday for the short while that I was Exploration Works. Suzanne being the Executive Director. Her heart is in the right place, she believes in alternative ways of learning, she wants that for all kids and parents. It is just her way is having the ps system involved with that.
I like her energy her vibration and agreed to having some conversations with her about alternatives.
Of course my alternatives would be for homeschooled students only.
Oh, before I left the museum yesterday, I gave her a copy of this article that I hope you have read or will be reading soon. I also gave one to Kyle, the Science Educator at the Museum.
Sorry for the ramble, your thoughts on this will be appreciated. I am curious to know if the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman is doing something similar or if an attempt is being made like this in Billings, Missoula or Great Falls.
The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
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