By now you will have seen it all over the homeschool news - stuff like this travels at light speed through our community - that the Subway sandwich chain is having a contest that blatantly states, "no home school will be accepted." Though there were mispellings in the original ads, you can see that they have been corrected in this link to the actual contest.
To take action, . Send an e-mail to Subway President Frederick A. DeLuca. Tell him you will no longer patronize their shops they allow home schoolers to participate in this and future contests:
Frederick A. DeLuca, President Subway
Phone: 1-800-888-4848
Fax: 203-876-6695
E-Mail: Frederick A. DeLuca, Subway
2. Contact your local Subway store and give the manager the same message.
3. Please forward this to your friends and family, especially home schoolers
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Music classes for kids
I want to highly recommend a summer music camp for kids that is being taught by a dear friend of mine, Grace Lewis, in Sea Girt. She has been teaching children for many years and has been my son's piano teacher for 10 (after he graduated Kindermusik). An accomplished musician and singer in her own right, Grace is magical with kids. The description of the class is as follows:
"Summer Music Camp for 4 to 7 year olds being offered July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18th from 9 -11 a.m. The theme is 'Music Around the World.'
Music around the world takes the child on an imaginary trip - exploring the exotic cultures of Germany, Japan, Africa, England and Mexico. Activities incorporate music, dance, drama, and intruments native to each country as well as arts and crafts such as making decorative African masks and Mexican pinatas." Please call her for additional information: 732-449-0830
"Summer Music Camp for 4 to 7 year olds being offered July 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18th from 9 -11 a.m. The theme is 'Music Around the World.'
Music around the world takes the child on an imaginary trip - exploring the exotic cultures of Germany, Japan, Africa, England and Mexico. Activities incorporate music, dance, drama, and intruments native to each country as well as arts and crafts such as making decorative African masks and Mexican pinatas." Please call her for additional information: 732-449-0830
Monday, May 12, 2008
Calls needed to stop expansion of government control over homeschoolers!
This just came through a few email lists that I am on....
It takes only a moment to make a phone call.
Your calls are needed to defend parental freedom against three bills that are under consideration in the Assembly Education Committee. These bills aim to expand state control over young people by expanding the compulsory school attendance age.
Assembly Bill 375 would raise the age of compulsory school attendance from age 16 to 17. Assembly Bill 1209 and Assembly Bill 1759 both would raise the age from 16 to 18.
Parents alone know whether it's best for their 16- and 17-year-olds to stay in a formal education setting or follow some other path. The government cannot know the needs of individual students. One size does not fit all when it comes to school attendance.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Please contact the members of the Assembly Education Committee immediately and express your opposition to these bills. Your message can be as simple as:
"Please oppose Assembly Bills 375, 1209, and 1759. These costly bills will force unwilling, unmotivated older teens to remain in classrooms where they will cause disruption. Protect the right of parents to decide what educational or vocational path their 16- and 17-year-olds should follow."
It is not necessary to identify yourself as a homeschooling family, since these bills undermine the rights of all parents. If your name begins with A-G, call group 1. If it begins with H-M, call group 2. If O-S, call group 3. T-Z call group 4. Also, call your own assemblyman, if he is listed below, regardless of what group he is in. (Use our Legislative Toolbox if you don't know the name of your assemblyman: http://www.hslda.org/toolbox ).
Group 1
Cryan, Joseph - Chair (908) 624-0880
Voss, Joan M. - Vice-Chair (201) 346-6400
Diegnan, Patrick J. (908) 757-1677
Group 2
Handlin, Amy H. (732) 787-1170
Jasey, Mila M. (973) 762-1886
Malone, Joseph R. (609) 298-6250
Group 3
Moriarty, Paul D. (856) 232-6700
Pou, Nellie (973) 247-1555
Ramos, Ruben J. (201) 714-4960
Group 4
Rumana, Scott T. (973) 237-1362
Vas, Joseph (732) 324-5955
Wolfe, David W. (732) 840-9028
BACKGROUND
>You may be told this legislation does not affect homeschooling. It does. It would subject homeschool families to additional years of government mandates with respect to family education. >You may be told students who graduate are exempt. This is correct, but it does not turn these bad bills into good bills. They destroy parental freedom and control with respect to 16- and 17-year olds who have not graduated.
> Raising the compulsory attendance age will not reduce the dropout rate. Some of states with the lowest completion rates compel attendance to age 18.
> Twenty-eight states only require attendance to age 16. Older children unwilling to learn can cause classroom disruptions and even violence, making learning harder for their classmates who truly want to learn.
> Mandating attendance until age 17 or 18 would restrict parents' freedom to decide if their 16 or 17-year-old is ready for college or the work force. Some 16- or 17-year-olds who are not academically inclined benefit more from valuable work experience than from being forced to sit in a classroom.
>Another significant impact of expanding the compulsory attendance age would be an inevitable tax increase to pay for more classroom space and teachers to accommodate the additional students compelled to attend public school.
For more information on compulsory attendance, please see our memorandum at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3623 .
Thank you for standing with us for freedom.
Sincerely Yours,
Scott Woodruff
HSLDA Staff Attorney
It takes only a moment to make a phone call.
Your calls are needed to defend parental freedom against three bills that are under consideration in the Assembly Education Committee. These bills aim to expand state control over young people by expanding the compulsory school attendance age.
Assembly Bill 375 would raise the age of compulsory school attendance from age 16 to 17. Assembly Bill 1209 and Assembly Bill 1759 both would raise the age from 16 to 18.
Parents alone know whether it's best for their 16- and 17-year-olds to stay in a formal education setting or follow some other path. The government cannot know the needs of individual students. One size does not fit all when it comes to school attendance.
ACTION REQUESTED:
Please contact the members of the Assembly Education Committee immediately and express your opposition to these bills. Your message can be as simple as:
"Please oppose Assembly Bills 375, 1209, and 1759. These costly bills will force unwilling, unmotivated older teens to remain in classrooms where they will cause disruption. Protect the right of parents to decide what educational or vocational path their 16- and 17-year-olds should follow."
It is not necessary to identify yourself as a homeschooling family, since these bills undermine the rights of all parents. If your name begins with A-G, call group 1. If it begins with H-M, call group 2. If O-S, call group 3. T-Z call group 4. Also, call your own assemblyman, if he is listed below, regardless of what group he is in. (Use our Legislative Toolbox if you don't know the name of your assemblyman: http://www.hslda.org/toolbox ).
Group 1
Cryan, Joseph - Chair (908) 624-0880
Voss, Joan M. - Vice-Chair (201) 346-6400
Diegnan, Patrick J. (908) 757-1677
Group 2
Handlin, Amy H. (732) 787-1170
Jasey, Mila M. (973) 762-1886
Malone, Joseph R. (609) 298-6250
Group 3
Moriarty, Paul D. (856) 232-6700
Pou, Nellie (973) 247-1555
Ramos, Ruben J. (201) 714-4960
Group 4
Rumana, Scott T. (973) 237-1362
Vas, Joseph (732) 324-5955
Wolfe, David W. (732) 840-9028
BACKGROUND
>You may be told this legislation does not affect homeschooling. It does. It would subject homeschool families to additional years of government mandates with respect to family education. >You may be told students who graduate are exempt. This is correct, but it does not turn these bad bills into good bills. They destroy parental freedom and control with respect to 16- and 17-year olds who have not graduated.
> Raising the compulsory attendance age will not reduce the dropout rate. Some of states with the lowest completion rates compel attendance to age 18.
> Twenty-eight states only require attendance to age 16. Older children unwilling to learn can cause classroom disruptions and even violence, making learning harder for their classmates who truly want to learn.
> Mandating attendance until age 17 or 18 would restrict parents' freedom to decide if their 16 or 17-year-old is ready for college or the work force. Some 16- or 17-year-olds who are not academically inclined benefit more from valuable work experience than from being forced to sit in a classroom.
>Another significant impact of expanding the compulsory attendance age would be an inevitable tax increase to pay for more classroom space and teachers to accommodate the additional students compelled to attend public school.
For more information on compulsory attendance, please see our memorandum at http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=3623 .
Thank you for standing with us for freedom.
Sincerely Yours,
Scott Woodruff
HSLDA Staff Attorney
Thursday, May 8, 2008
Free Guides for Homeschoolers
There are free guides for homeschoolers available online at http://homeschoolersguides.com/. You can download the PDF file from there and save a tree. These guides are helpful, but, of course not comprehensive. They include "Great Field Trip Sites and Family Vacations" which includes various locations around the country but concentrates on the East Coast. There is also "Homeschool Friendly Colleges and Business Schools", and "Pocket Homeschool Fair" that lists curriculum products. The vendors/businesses are paying to advertise and so these are provided to homeschoolers free of charge. I will be giving them out to families that attend my library programs, but anyone can send for these on their own. Their contact info is:
Homeschoolers Guides
231 Hillcrest Avenue, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
ph: 570-585-1214 fax: 570-585-1214
homeschoolersguide@yahoo.com.
Homeschoolers Guides
231 Hillcrest Avenue, Clarks Summit, PA 18411
ph: 570-585-1214 fax: 570-585-1214
homeschoolersguide@yahoo.com.
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