Kay Comments

The advantage of running a website is you can carve out a corner of it for speaking your mind. Most of these stem from posts I've made on the TnHomeEd list , or others, and reflect my thinking at the time. I've been known to change my mind and value folks who are teachable--I hope to remain so. You can send your comments to: Kay@TnHomeEd.com . 

Homeschoolers participating in  public school extra curricular activities. Tennessee has legislation (HB0480/SB1345 ) regarding this issue. 

" The debate about whether homeschoolers should or should be allowed to participate in public school extra curricular activities is a national debate. You'll find people on both sides of the fence, and some, like me, straddling it uncomfortably." Read the rest...

Why should you report incidents regarding homeschooling?

I get notes now and again from folks who've had a run in or been misinformed by local authorities. I always encourage these people to let people know what's happened and who the parties involved are. I always respect their decision not to share this news--even if I disagree. This "keeping it a secret" nearly always puzzles me.  Read the rest...

Peabody Journal of Education, Nashville, does a double issue regarding homeschooling--here's something you may want to take into consideration.

After reading this article I am concerned and feel the need to share my thoughts in hopes of giving readers a clearer picture. 
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Researchers, if they're going to tackle something as unquantifiable as homeschoolers, must go the extra mile to insure as accurate an information pool as possible.