Ramblings, Rants & Remedies

Thanks for the comment, Lex. I don't know fo...

2012-02-21T08:09:43.320-06:00

Thanks for the comment, Lex.

I don't know for a fact that Rep. Evans believes that homeschoolers are suspicious but I am convinced that Judge Joe Dale Walker does. I believe Judge Walker is responsible for this bill, because he tried unsuccessfully just 10 months ago to force school attendance officers in his district (my district) to turn over homeschool students' information

Incredibly interesting! I don't think that it...

2012-02-20T15:08:02.526-06:00

Incredibly interesting! I don't think that it's necessarily that anyone thinks homeschooling is suspicious, it's most in Rep.Evans' line of work can't stand the thought of not having control over any and every household.

Not to sound like the lunatic-fringe here, but that's the primary reason we homeschool; because I can't stand the thought of this kind

Good to see you back in action.

2012-02-16T06:19:43.990-06:00

Good to see you back in action.

Nah, it was in his bio. What I'd really love t...

2012-02-15T21:55:08.007-06:00

Nah, it was in his bio. What I'd really love to publish is Judge Walker's home phone number. :>

I am emailing tonight and calling tomorrow.

GAH...You even have his home number. Wow super sle...

2012-02-15T21:28:37.866-06:00

GAH...You even have his home number. Wow super sleuth! I will be e-mailing pronto.

And he's back. Per an email from HSLDA this a...

2012-02-15T10:49:11.832-06:00

And he's back. Per an email from HSLDA this a.m. : "But the battle is not over. On February 13, 2012, Representative Bob Evans (District 91) filed HB 464, which would accomplish even more than Judge Walker envisioned in his order last year. (Perhaps it is no mere coincidence that Representative Evans and Judge Walker share the same hometown—Monticello.) If this bill passes, youth court

Interesting post. There appears to have been a sim...

2011-10-24T20:11:34.679-05:00

Interesting post. There appears to have been a similar issue in the UK, with EO.

I've also come across what I regard as an 'old guard' within a home ed community.

Congratulations, I should to stop dismissing their...

2011-10-01T03:46:31.161-05:00

Congratulations, I should to stop dismissing their articles out of hand. ;)

WOW! Thank you for opening my eyes. I will be canc...

2011-05-04T18:07:57.121-05:00

WOW! Thank you for opening my eyes. I will be cancelling my membership right after I finish this post.

Matt, any attorney in MS could have done that. HS...

2011-05-04T12:14:37.105-05:00

Matt, any attorney in MS could have done that. HSLDA does not possess special skills or have some sort of "in" with the court system here.

Better still, we have attorneys who would have handled this for free, which means (a) I don't have to join HSLDA to protect my ability to homeschool freely in MS and (b) even though I'm not an HSLDA member, your boys'

Do "fake homeschoolers" really exist? I ...

2011-05-03T08:59:53.601-05:00

Do "fake homeschoolers" really exist? I have met many parents who choose this option and I may disagree with them for multiple reasons but no one is hiding truants.

Who the hell would want a kid, any kid, to hang around the house all day, every day, with nothing to do?

Correct me if I am wrong, but HSLDA seems to have ...

2011-04-25T17:01:51.686-05:00

Correct me if I am wrong, but HSLDA seems to have made matters better in the 13th district of Mississippi. I'm glad they were in my state defending homeschollers.

No doubt, HSLDA falls short of perfection, but I remain unconvinced that they are not worth supporting. It seems to me that there is more to the stories than the one sided links that were provided.

For the

Great post. I totally agree with you on the HSLDA...

2011-04-19T11:40:39.367-05:00

Great post. I totally agree with you on the HSLDA. I've been homeschooling since '96 and have lost many "friends" over the fact that I wouldn't support what the HSLDA is doing. Wherever they go and get involved they only seem to make matters worse.

I hadn't either until 2005. By then, I had be...

2011-04-15T21:30:24.133-05:00

I hadn't either until 2005. By then, I had been homeschooling for two years. The reason we didn't join prior to that was because I thought we'd be homeschooling briefly (a year or two) and then putting Kate back in school, you know after we got her "caught up" (so that they could damage her again? I don't know what I was thinking).

There are more reasons I

Wow! I've never heard anyone speak against HSL...

2011-04-15T14:05:55.382-05:00

Wow! I've never heard anyone speak against HSLDA. It looks like your reasons are pretty valid. Thanks for making us aware of these issues.

Congratulations, on the article! I'm glad som...

2011-04-12T23:58:50.623-05:00

Congratulations, on the article! I'm glad somebody is paying attention.

Jeanne, I originally had "generous" and ...

2011-04-12T17:26:55.563-05:00

Jeanne, I originally had "generous" and changed it (just because I thought it would be funny). So glad someone else caught that. :D

Alasandra, one can only hope. Right now, we're the only two entities covering this. It's kind of surreal, being linked from WND. For about an hour after I read their article, I kept thinking, "...what just happened?" But, I

//PS. As a token of my respect and sincere appreci...

2011-04-12T08:21:41.938-05:00

//PS. As a token of my respect and sincere appreciation, I promise to never again call your publication "World Nut Daily," even when we disagree//

I'll take bets on this.

Thanks for this information. I was not aware of th...

2011-04-12T08:13:45.460-05:00

Thanks for this information. I was not aware of this issue.

Did you say...liberal? (I know).

2011-04-12T07:25:50.035-05:00

Did you say...liberal?

(I know).

Gosh, World Nut Daily linked to you. Maybe there i...

2011-04-12T05:55:15.564-05:00

Gosh, World Nut Daily linked to you. Maybe there is hope for them after all and I will have to stop dismissing their articles out of hand.

Wow! Your blog made World Net Daily today! Congr...

2011-04-11T21:47:42.164-05:00

Wow! Your blog made World Net Daily today! Congratulations!

Hello commenting commentors! Please see the updat...

2011-04-11T18:33:03.645-05:00

Hello commenting commentors!

Please see the updates and clarifications above regarding the intent of the AG's letter to the SAOs.

Rather than threatening them with arrest, the letter acknowledged the court order, advised the SAOs to comply with the court order and informed them that a judge could hold them in contempt of court if they did not comply. The intent of the

When I first started hs'ing I read over all th...

2011-04-11T17:40:01.112-05:00

When I first started hs'ing I read over all their fine print and didn't feel it was beneficial to join. I also worried about if they carried a party line or if they actually fought for the homeschoolers. Now I know the answer is party line. Thanks for the info

Thanks for all this info! I am horrified!

2011-04-11T16:50:46.693-05:00

Thanks for all this info! I am horrified!