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(Warning: violence, profanity, nudity and deeply moving images of broken children) Our leaders have led us to the gates of hell. Some have already passed through. Will the remainder of us be forced to enter or will we be able to pull back and save our own humanity? Homeschoolers have the freedom to learn and teach the truth. We have a duty to reciprocate and allow others the opportunity to act upon this information. You can believe what you are told by our leaders and in the media, or you can seek out the truth for yourself.  This is a powerful video. Watch. Learn. Believe or not believe. It is your choice. Just one more piece to the puzzle why free-thinking and independent homeschoolers are seen as a threat to the status quo. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

In 1992 Mark Tucker, known as the Music Man of Education Reform , wrote his famous 18 page letter to Hillary Clinton to congratulate her on winning the presidential election. Not much has changed since he penned the letter and education in this country has gone from bad to worse under Bush-1, the Clintons (yes, they thought of themselves as a team), Bush-2 and now Obama. It seems the only reform education gets in this country is the catchy little name put on the programs that are implemented by each administration: Goals 2000 , Outcome Based Education , School-To-Work , No Child Left Behind , etc. For those of you who remember this letter , it caused quite a stir. Once this idea took hold of the public schools in the form of OBE, homeschooling took off like a greyhound out of the starting gate. Tucker's cradle to grave idea is still around and much has been written about it. OBE was regretfully legislated into many states but here in Vermont it was allowed into our schools throu...

Good grief. The Clintons were pushing for this same thing when they were squatting in the White House. Even Bush senior was talking Goals 2000 when he was in office. Has anyone noticed that public school children in this country aren't getting any smarter? Wait! Some people have noticed and they're taking their children out in droves in order to homeschool them. Appears to me this book may be well worth the read. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

As parents we've probably imagined at some time what it would be like to be a grandparent. Well, that time has arrived for many of us and it is a wondrous experience. Children grow quickly and there just isn't enough time to teach them all there is to know about life or all you want them to know. As grandparents we have a duty to see our grandchildren grow up in a loving, nurturing, safe environment. Today, however, there is one major difference to the educational aspect of raising children. It is the re-establishment of the parent and family as the primary source for imparting knowledge to the young. It is known today as homeschooling. Homeschooling is not new. It's been around a long time. For centuries children have been taught by their parents well into their young adult lives. Without going into the nitty gritty of the history of education, here are 5 ways the grandparents of today can help homeschool their grandchildren:  1. Learn all there is to know about homeschool...

Homeschooling Parents Get New Hope in Custody Dispute “The government shouldn’t abduct and imprison children simply because it doesn’t like homeschooling . This atrocity must stop,” says ADF senior legal Counsel Roger Kiska, who is based in Europe. “The recent ruling from Europe’s highest court recognizes the harm that comes to a child when he is separated from his parents for such an excessive amount of time. Domenic should be returned to his parents immediately.” Swedish barbarians! Yeah, we've got a few here who work for the Vermont Department of Education too. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

Preschooler’s Homemade Lunch Replaced with Cafeteria “Nuggets” " The Division of Child Development and Early Education at the Department of Health and Human Services requires all lunches served in pre-kindergarten programs — including in-home day care centers — to meet USDA guidelines. That means lunches must consist of one serving of meat, one serving of milk, one serving of grain, and two servings of fruit or vegetables, even if the lunches are brought from home." Why do parents insist on torturing themselves and their children by participating in programs like this? I guess I'll never understand a parent not wanting to raise their own child and letting the state do the job. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling at Facebook!

Cincinnati High School Paying Students To Come To School « CBS Cleveland “People will say you’re rewarding kids for something they should already be doing anyway,” Davenport told the Enquirer. “But they’re not doing it. We’ve tried everything else.” Here's an idea. How about just teaching these students what they need to know to live and survive in the real world, not all this touchy-feely politically correct garbage that goes on in there now. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

Our Vermont state legislature is presently considering revising the compulsory attendance law for public and home schooling. It will raise the age of required attendance from 16 to 18. These ninnyhammers lowered the age from 7 to 6 back in 2000 when they sneaked that bill through during the Civil Union brouhaha and no one was watching. Some people have been asking me why I don't get my panties in a twist over these legislative shenanigans and why I don't campaign to stop them. It's because our legislators are going to do whatever they want. They're controlled by the teacher's union and big business lobbyists, not by the voters. Why waste my time with them when I can best use it to make a difference where the real power lies: with the parents! Arming parents with information and tactics empowers them to stand up for their rights. It lets them experience a freedom they've never known. Once they get a taste of that freedom there is no returning to the oppression ...

State: Older students struggle in math and science: Rutland Herald Online No surprise here. I've actually sat in on homeschool hearings conducted by the DOE (Department of Education) and listened to these ninnyhammers tell parents their (the parents) standards are too high for their children. HUH?! Yup! The state's Department of Education doesn't want parents setting their standards too high for their children. And they wonder why parents are flocking to homeschooling here in this state by the droves without enrolling in the state's home study program. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

How your children will learn after the collapse Can you think of a country that starts with the letter U? Utopia! Huh? 5 Ways to Homeschool For FREE Internet puts homeschoolers on even keel with public school monopoly Welcome To The Neighborhood: Are Homeschoolers Flocking To Vermont? Learn In Freedom: Guerrilla Homeschooling KPCC-FM's AirTalk devotes forum to homeschooling Unschooling Unexpected Benefits and Challenges {Friday Five} Napoleon Hill's QQMA formula....going the extra mile 10 Ways to Pay For Your Homeschooling   Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling on Facebook!

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Twenty-five years ago it was difficult to find a decent book about homeschooling. As a home education advocate I managed to find about five good ones, tops! There were few homeschoolers, too. By the time our first born was ten years old, homeschooling had finally caught on and homeschoolers were everywhere. With all those parents garnering experience, a flood of books, magazines and newsletters about homeschooling appeared on the market. Then, homeschooling exploded! With the advent of personal computers, homeschoolers began creating websites, weblogs (blogs) and publishing easily downloadable materials and information. Some of these websites and blogs are quite extensive and sophisticated.  Everything homeschoolers needed to know or find was at their fingertips. With the internet, homeschooling spread like wildfire. We even took full advantage of it with research, publishing our own newsletters and booklets, and even a stay-at-home-mom business . Today, many homeschool families re...

While our children were growing up and I became a home-education advocate, I saw a pattern to the phone calls, emails and contacts I received from parents seeking information or help. The month of August, just prior to the opening of public school, usually included the largest spate of frantic parents. That was followed by another grouping of contacts in late December to early January from parents desperate to not send their children back to school after the holidays. The parents included doctors, lawyers, truck drivers, teachers and even a school principal. Once I began publishing information and my blog the direct contacts subsided somewhat. Seeing a need for information that parents could access easily without my assistance, and so I didn't have to repeat myself over and over, I began to compile and publish my newsletter Right At Home along with several booklets. Once weblogs arrived on the scene, it was difficult to contain my euphoria. What better way to disseminate informati...

Nothing is truly free. Or is it? Today, while the economy is falling apart around us we need to rethink our priorities and allow room for some much needed deliberation. Everyone seems to be on the government dole but, if you're like me, you are constantly looking for ways to keep your homeschool humming along without sponging off the taxpayers or breaking your piggy bank. The following are a few ideas we found helpful and succeeded in keeping us out of the poor house. 1. Library card. Nearly every town and city in America has a public free library . Register for a free membership card and you'll have access to all the age appropriate books, magazines, videos and internet service you'll ever need. 2. Freecycle and dumpster diving. Freecycle is an online organization with members who run local chapters. Find the one nearest you, sign up and start receiving offers for a plethora of free stuff. The only drawback is you'll need to go pick the items up. A day at the local ...

Imagine for a moment there was no electricity, no fuel oil, or the trucking industry came to a screeching halt for some known or unknown reason. A zombie attack if you will. Zombies aside, are you prepared? In my hometown here in Vermont when a winter blizzard hits, the public schools shut down. The local children celebrate and everyone gets a day off . Off from what? Homeschoolers, however, continue about their business of learning that goes on 365 days a year. Even when the public schools do shut down homeschoolers don't miss a beat because to them it's all part of the learning process and education never takes a holiday. Now, imagine something far more sinister happening that would cause your entire state, region or this country to shut down indefinitely. Would you be able to continue on with the education of your children? What if the economy did collapse as it's being predicted ? What if a major natural disaster occurred and all communication and transportation ended? ...

Charming, but I stopped being shocked by our public school system years ago. If nothing else, public schools are good for a belly laugh which is probably the best medicine from such a failed system and our present state of the union. How are these young people ever going to survive in the real world? Need to file this one under humor. Connect with Guerrilla Homeschooling at Facebook!