Sign It!

You know you want to. Especially if you read all that lovely material in the previous post. Oh yes, you do.

Petition to Depublish the Ruling

And for all you Ze Frank fans out there, now is a good time to hum it to yourself.

 

Can out of state parents sign the petition?

Here’s a quote from the HSLDA (Home School Legal Defense Association) statement on the petition:

HSLDA will be formally petitioning the California Supreme Court to depublish the opinion. We would like to show that many other people, both in California and across the country, care deeply about homeschool freedom in California.

Please show your support for this effort by signing the petition today.

So yes, you can. Please do. Big brother doesn’t belong in our home schools, or our homes.

 

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Land of the Free

Well, this just makes me proud to be an American:

Apellate Court Rules Homeschooling Illegal in California

Oh, read it. Oh, just read it. It’ll make you want to buy acreage and start your own militia.

Here’s a fun line:

“Parents do not have a constitutional right to homeschool their children.” –Justice H. Walter Croskey

This part made me laugh:

Heimov [of the Children’s Law Center] said her organization’s chief concern was not the quality of the children’s education, but their “being in a place daily where they would be observed by people who had a duty to ensure their ongoing safety.”

Yeah, because the parents couldn’t possibly ensure their children’s ongoing safety. They’re not credentialed.

Seriously, if the California Supreme Court upholds this idiocy, I will move to Texas. I’m that miffed.

Incidentally, here are some facts that the California Teacher’s Association doesn’t like to bring up:

Academic Achievement

· Dr. Brian Ray, in the most in-depth nationwide study on home education across the United States, collected data on 5,402 students from 1,657 families. Homeschool students’ academic achievement, on average, was significantly above that of public-school students. In addition, the home educated did well even if their parents were not certified teachers and if the state did not highly regulate homeschooling.³
· Home educators are able to be flexible and tailor or customize the curriculum to the needs of each child.
· In study after study, the home educated score better, on average, than those in conventional state-run schools (see table).²

….	Reading	Language	Math
Public Schools	50	50	50
Home Education	65-80	65-80	65-80

· For learning disabled students, there are higher rates of academic engaged time in homeschooling and greater academic gains made by the home educated. “… [P]arents, even without special education training, provided powerful instructional environments at home…” (p. 11).⁴

Those poor homeschooled students, missing out on a decent, accredited education! How ever will they survive?

Edit:

Oooh, I just found this. You gotta love the Governator.

Gov. Schwarzenegger Issues Statement Regarding Court of Appeals Home Schooling Ruling Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today issued the following statement regarding the recent Second District Court of Appeals ruling on home schooling: “Every California child deserves a quality education and parents should have the right to decide what’s best for their children. Parents should not be penalized for acting in the best interests of their children’s education. This outrageous ruling must be overturned by the courts and if the courts don’t protect parents’ rights then, as elected officials, we will.”

And a little chart comparing credentialed parents with non-credentialed parents:

Man, you’re right, California Teacher’s Association. How will my children ever read or write or learn multiplication if the state doesn’t teach me how to educate them?

Oh, wait. Nevermind.

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