Home Spun Schools - Teaching Children at Home What Parents Are Doing and How They Are Doing It

In this day and age we often find that, the more weas to what type environment their precious children
know the more we still have to learn. Whether it is inare being exposed to. It has become apparent to
discovering that the moon or Mars may contain watermany that the private and public school systems are
to finding new species of ocean life, we continuallybecoming less about educating children as they are
come to the conclusion that there is much left tomore about indoctrinating them into a world view
discover and learn about our universe and aboutcontrary to the wishes of many parents.
ourselves.Into this field of concern come pioneers to the
This is also the case when it comes to the field ofhomeschooling movement Dr. Raymond and Dorothy
education. It wasn't that long ago that children wereMoore. The many years of research and
receiving formal education in a one room schoolhousedocumentation have led them to the forefront of this
with all age groups in attendance. This well-meantlatest phenomenon to educating today's children.
approach quickly revealed many problems. In additionAmong the many books they have published over the
to the difficulty controlling the older children to notyears, one of those books is titled "Home-spun
unduly influence other children of a younger age, thereSchools".
was the problem of reaching all minds with theThis book offers two vitally needed areas of
standard curriculum regardless of age or level ofinformation for any parent considering homeschooling
comprehension.their child: the testimony of the parents themselves and
Thus, it was in the best interest of children that wethe legalese to know where to turn, so you don't run
began addressing these discrepancies by assigningafoul of the laws pertaining to homeschooling in your
grade levels deemed appropriate to their age level.state.
This was a marked improvement to teachingThere are chapters covering a wide range of
according to comprehension level to a great degree,everyday citizens desirous to take control of their
with one exception: it was discovered that, regardlesschildren's education and, by default, their future. Every
of same age to grade assignment, many childrenwalk of life is represented in "Home-spun Schools" to
weren't comprehending the curriculum at the samegive you the encouragement needed when considering
level as others in their peer grouping.the option of homeschooling. There are entries from
Enter the specialized educational opportunitiesbankers, builders, dentists, nurses, as well as teachers
commonly referred to as private or special educationand single parents.
geared to individual ability. However, the standard formIn addition, in chapter 13 titled "How To Deal With The
of education still remained within the public educationalLaw" you will find common sense approaches to
format. It was apparent though that neither of thesedetermine the legal rights you have as a parent to
venues were completely satisfying. Either the privatehome school your child. There are test cases as well
schooling was economically out of reach for manyas a wide range of information to ensure you are
children in need of special education or the publicstanding on legal ground.
system was still too much in the cookie cutter moldIn "Home-spun Schools" the Moores have painstakingly
mentality. In recent years, there has emerged a thirddocumented the voice of all of us, as well as given us
form of education: homeschooling.a solid start regarding the law, to provide incredible
In addition to the concerns of parents as to the qualityevidence that children deserve the best opportunity to
of education their children receive within the private orsucceed in their education and their life, and that can
public school system, there is also a very real concerninclude the decision to home school.