| In the last 30 years or so, a quiet
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| | familiarity of their own home and
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| revolution has begun, and it's changing
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| | attentive parents. After all, who
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| the way people look at the compulsory
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| | understands a child's needs better than
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| nature of school forever. What started
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| | an attentive parent?
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| out in the 60's as a radical choice made
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| | Home schooling is perfect for Moms like
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| mostly by parents concerned about the
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| | me who work from home. It gives
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| lack of religious teaching in public
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| | flexibility and plenty of time to spend
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| schools has evolved into something
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| | with the amazing individual minds that
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| spectacular…something so perfect
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| | society calls my children.
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| that it seems intimidating. And it's
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| | Perhaps the child has been labeled ADHD
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| available to any family willing to make
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| | and put on medication. These narcotics
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| the change.
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| | subdue the active child, effectively
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| So often, when people find out that my
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| | enabling him to sit still longer and to
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| kids do not go to school, I get responses
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| | 'pay attention' to what the teacher deems
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| like " Oh, I could NEVER do that. I'm
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| | important…a necessary requirement
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| not smart enough." or "I don't think I
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| | in school. Home schooling, however,
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| could stand being with my kids all day
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| | imposes no such limitations. If your
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| every day." and "You must be really
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| | child needs to bounce, to talk, to run or
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| disciplined." Truth is, I don't have a
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| | even to roll, these things can be allowed
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| college degree, but I am absolutely
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| | and even encouraged in a home schooling
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| 'smart enough' to be a home schooling
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| | environment.
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| parent, and I have every right to do so.
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| | The negative and long lasting effects of
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| I don't necessarily consider myself a
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| | the commonly prescribed drugs are now
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| disciplined person, either, and that is
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| | coming to light. Concerned parents are
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| just one of the multitude or reasons why
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| | becoming more skeptical of physicians
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| home schooling is a perfect match for our
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| | quick fix diagnoses and the schools
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| family.
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| | insistence that such things are required
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| There are many reasons why a family might
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| | to keep the classroom
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| choose home schooling over public or
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| | 'functioning'....especially when it
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| private school. A child may have an
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| | involves their own children.
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| illness or disability for which public
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| | Perhaps the child just doesn't excel in
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| school cannot provide proper care. Of
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| | school, has discipline problems or just
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| course, public schools try hard to be
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| | plain 'hates' it. Why make them do
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| politically correct, and will do what
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| | something they hate every day? Why not
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| they can to assist any children with
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| | give them the joy that comes along with
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| difficulties, but it's hard enough for
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| | being free to learn on their own time and
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| one adult teacher to watch over and
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| | focus on what interests them?
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| effectively control a class of 25
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| | No matter what the reason a home
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| 'normally functioning' students, much
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| | schooling parent gives for taking their
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| less having one or two kids thrown in who
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| | child out of school, one thing is
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| have very special medical and physical
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| | certain. Home schooling is growing in
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| needs.
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| | popularity to the point where almost
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| I can think of no environment more
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| | everyone knows someone who is or was home
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| nurturing, more secure and loving,
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| | schooled. It may be a quiet revolution,
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| especially for a physically ill or
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| | but it's voice is growing louder year by
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| disabled child, than the comfort and
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| | year.
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