... Nah, sometimes I am just provocative. I think one of the most possible scenarios for ending government control of schooling without just *shebang!* closing...
LindaG, I'm running a bit behind, and probably someone has answered this already. Please forgive if I'm redundant. The homeschoolers in my area (southern...
Linda Reed
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Dec 1, 2003 6:27 pm
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... It's hard to sit on the fence when the top of the fence is festooned with spears :) Maddie, of course! We are committed to offering our children a...
Donna, if you're on chat, maybe we should take this there. But in case you're not, I've posted this here for now. I am, so you can move it if you'd like. I...
Linda Reed
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Dec 1, 2003 9:53 pm
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Linda R. Here in West, TN, some clubs and bands have allowed homeschoolers to participate. By law, it is my understanding the schools have to let the...
Linda G., Someone else will have to address the legal aspects of this discussion, as I'm not too well versed. But as I understand it, the law does not address...
Linda Reed
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Dec 2, 2003 1:51 am
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Linda G., Someone else will have to address the legal aspects of this discussion, as I'm not too well versed. But as I understand it, the law does not address...
Linda Reed
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Dec 2, 2003 1:52 am
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... particpate if they choose.< I've never seen that law. Could you point me to it, in the TCA??? Some *services*, primarily for the handicapped, can be had,...
Linda Reed <linda_h_reed@...> wrote: Linda G., Someone else will have to address the legal aspects of this discussion, as I'm not too well versed. But...
... such participants to use public school facilities.< Exactly. No "right". Upon permission and up to the school (or rather, super). Your original sentence...
... The law says nothing of the sort... in fact what the law says is that the schools have the *option* to let us..but that may not be seen as a RIGHT to use...
LindaG, where in West TN do homeschoolers take advantage of programs in public schools? I am in Jackson, and have no knowledge of such a thing being done...
Linda G, I have 2 youth who could easily play on varsity college soccer teams NOW. But you will hae to decide for *your* family whether sports or general...
Linda Reed
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Dec 3, 2003 12:26 am
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... Careful reading of this law seems to indicate that the decision is left up to the local superintendent. In most sections of TN -- I said *most* sections...
Linda Reed
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Dec 3, 2003 12:29 am
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when i lived in bartlett, one of the middle schools was hs'er friendly. maybe it was "on the sly", that was myexperience. i did go back a re-read that page...
Okay, I misqouted the law. I did say "my understanding". I had not reread the law in recent months. I usually do at the beginnig of the year, but this year has...
... closely than Tennessee's. YEARLY evaluations by certified teachers, or YEARLY tests.<< Actually, as a homeschooler still living in Florida (we close on our...
... I am very sorry to have gotten so many of you upset at my original question. I did not want to get attacked.< I don't think anyone is "upset", but then I...
Some of the laws in TN look a little daunting to me. One thing that I don't quite understand, why the extra cost charged by some umbrella schools the later you...
... I should have made my statement more clear. They were two different thoughts
(Some of the laws in TN look a little daunting to me. One thing that I don't...
I just wanted to mention a couple of things on this subject. The first is the homeschool sport team issue-thingy. :-) I was wondering if there were enough...
... The same thing homeschoolers were accused of when they won all those bees. ... Read that put in the "butt in the seat" time gov't schoolers have to. Donna...
Laurie, almost-welcome, and congratulations on finding a house! I think that if you were to register with Gateway Christian (or HomeLife Academy, which is...
Linda Reed
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Dec 5, 2003 2:36 am
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Linda R, Good afternoon! Thanks for your welcome. Our moving day is rapidly approaching! I have checked out Gateway and that seems to be the best fit for our...
Hi, Laurie, Our son lives in Tallahassee. When his Thanksgiving plans were set, one of the last things he did was to call to see what the weather was like....
Linda Reed
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Dec 10, 2003 3:32 am
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Winston Churchill said, "A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." An excellent example is the controversy over...
Dick Fischer
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Jan 15, 2004 1:30 am
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The most surprising part of the one hour television show was the final fifteen minutes where people from all over the country were checking out their...
I sent a message to this person, taramcmillan2000@yahoo, and it came back to me today, saying this: Your message was rejected by mx1.mail.yahoo.com for the...
... came back to ... Hi Sandi! FYI: The same message from the same person (or email address anyway) was on the K12usedstuff group's message board. I'm sure...