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April, 2012

• Case Law is God? Sent Tuesday, April 24, 2012 Hello, , from NHERI. Four academics are incredibly worried about many homeschoolers. Acker, Gray, Jalali, and Pascal write the following: In the case of inferior education for girls, such enunciated [Christian] fundamentalist beliefs as sexual equality denies God's word and failure of a wife to accept a subordinate, obedient role in the home means the doors are wide open to Satan may well exclude girls from the level of mathematics known to be a critical filter for many […]

March, 2012

• African Americans Should Not Homeschool? Sent Friday, March 16, 2012 Hello, , from NHERI. One professor has firmly opposed African Americans homeschooling their children. Writing of blacks home educating, majorities, social movements, white conservatives, and more, he claimed, Individualized atomistic decisions to school one's child at home--while thoroughly understandable--cannot build momentum for the large scale transformations that are necessary. (note 1) One must wonder: Is this true? Does not doing well for many families' children of […]

February, 2012

• Lack of Good With Government Control Sent Monday, February 27, 2012 Hello, , from NHERI. A common mantra amongst advocates of public schooling is the need for government control over the education of children in all schooling settings. The same mantra emanates from many scholars who claim no bias for or against State-run schooling, or for or against free home-based education. Yet, where, if anywhere, is evidence on which advocates of government control base their call for State control? One should consider just two compelling areas of […]
• Homeschooled With Higher SAT Scores Sent Wednesday, February 22, 2012 Hello, , from NHERI. Researchers keep trying to find ways to control the variables. They want to know: Controlling for this variable and that, do the home educated do worse, the same, or better academically than students in institutional schooling? Dr. Dale Clemente added her piece to the puzzle while studying students in college.The purpose of her study was to determine whether there was a difference in academic achievement and college aptitude of home-educated high school […]
• Bully-Free Zones Sent Friday, February 3, 2012 Hello, , from NHERI. I was inside a public middle school in a western state last week and saw a poster that reads like this: Our No Bully Oath We Will . . . . . This is a NO BULLY ZONE! We will not bully others! But no moral authority was offered for why, other than thus saith the State-school system. And I was inside a private K-12 school this week. They, too, have posters up pressing students to not bully others. Again, no moral authority was offered as a basis for the good […]

December, 2011

• Some Humor; Learn Research Methods and Writing Sent Wednesday, December 28, 2011 Hello, , from NHERI. Some pretty funny things might be said about research and statistics. For example: 47% of all statistics are made up. ~Author Unknown Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable. ~Bobby Bragan, 1963 [Note 1] Or, how about this one? Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing. ~Wernher Von Braun [Note 2] Perhaps you or your […]

November, 2011

• Beware of the Pluralist Sent Wednesday, November 30, 2011 Hello, , from NHERI. An academic author's argument might sound good at first. He might pull you right in. Terms used by thinker-writers like good society, pluralism, and parental choice are engaging or, at least, appear benign. And you might hear one, like author Ashley Berner, write something that really draws you in, such as ... a truly good education system will ... honour the deeply-held commitments of the parents whose children are being educated. [note 1] And then the […]

October, 2011

• Research Insinuates Itself Sent Monday, October 10, 2011 Hello, , from NHERI. Autumn is my favorite season. Here in Salem, Oregon, USA, precisely half way between the equator and the north pole, we have a definite change in weather, floral colors, and faunal behavior. Orange and reds are showing through on leaves, while deer, elk, bear, cougar, coyotes, rabbits, and other mammals are clearly changing what they do and how they move. It is exhilarating. Sometimes, however, the activities and effects of a research institute or think […]

September, 2011

• Homeschool Graduates Are Like This?! Sent Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Hello, , from NHERI. Home-educated graduates are most likely to get divorced? Most likely to feel helpless in dealing with the problems of life? Most likely to lack any clear goals or sense of direction? Most likely to feel prepared for a vibrant religious and spiritual life? Least likely to be involved in political campaigns? Least likely to spend much time volunteering or going on mission trips? This is what a major internationally-read Christian magazine has recently […]

August, 2011

• Tantalizing Findings on Public School, Private School, and Homeschool Students Sent Tuesday, August 23, 2011 Hello, , from NHERI. A new study offers intriguing findings about the beliefs and practices of graduates of various types of institutional schooling, but only limited tantalizing tidbits regarding the home educated. Ray Pennings and his colleagues recently released their report entitled, Cardus Education Survey: Do the Motivations for Private Religious, Catholic, and Protestant Schooling in North America Align with Graduate Outcomes? [note 1] Their research analyzes various […]

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