Resources - Articles

The following are articles discussing home education and issues surrounding home education.   They are listed alphebetically by category.

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CHARTER SCHOOLS & GOVERNMENT FUNDED PROGRAMS FOR HOMESCHOOLERS

Government-Funded Homeschools: To Hope or Not to Hope
by Kevin Swanson

All That Glitters is Not Gold
by Christy Myers

When "Outsourcing" Moves "In-House" - A Review of AZ Virtual Academy
by Carol Shippy

Charter School: A Trojan Horse to Homeschooling
by Colene Lewis

Testing at Eagleridge
AFHE Statement, April 2005

HSLDA website - For additional articles about charter schools and publicly-funded programs for homeschoolers
http://www.hslda.org/docs/nche/Issues/C/CharterSchools.asp and http://www.hslda.org/docs/display.asp?folder=2532

COLLEGE

Homeschooled Students Excel in College
by Chris Klicka, HSLDA

ASU Science Requirements
by David Monk, November 2005

CONVENTION

Should You Attend the Homeschool Convention?
by Nancy Manos, April 2009

CO-OPS

Homeschool Enrichment Idea ... Starting a Small Co-op
by Nancy Manos, March 2006

COPYRIGHT LAWS

http://www.homeschoolcopyright.com/

Theft by Any Other Name
by Tammy Cardwell, Eclectic Homeschool Online
(www.eho.org)

Copyright and Fair Use in the Classroom, on the Internet, and the World Wide Web
(http://www.umuc.edu/library/copy.html)

EARLY SCHOOLING

Early Schooling: An Idea Whose Time has Gone?
by Cheri Fuller

GENERAL EDUCATION

The Six Lesson Schoolteacher
by John Taylor Gatto

What Must an Educated Person Know?
by John Taylor Gatto

Teacher of the Year Acceptance Speech
by John Taylor Gatto, January 1990

GENERAL HOMESCHOOLING

Ancient Paths - A 5-Part Series by David Monk
Ancient Paths - Part 1
Ancient Paths - Part 2
Ancient Paths - Part 3
Ancient Paths - Part 4
Ancient Paths - Part 5

Why Do You Educate Your Own Children?
by Rodger Williams, 2005

Arizona Homeschool History
by Teri Ann Berg Olsen, February 2005

Famous Homeschoolers

Legal History of Homeschooling
compiled by Carol Shippy, March 2005

Let Us Not Grow Weary
by Sharon Grimes, May 2006

Getting Started Brochure
from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, October 2005

Academic Statistics on Homeschooling
HSLDA, October 2004

MILITARY

Army Opens Doors Wide to Home School Graduate
by Chris Klicka, HSLDA

SPORTS

Competitive Sports for the Homeschool Athlete in Arizona
by Brian Steiner

TESTING

AIMS Testing
AFHE Statement, January 2007

Testing at Eagleridge
AFHE Statement, April 2005

TRANSCRIPTS

Why Transcripts Are Crucial for Home-Schooled High School Graduates
by Inge Cannon

Transcript Boot Camp DVDs
Product Review by Holly Sheen

TUITION TAX CREDIT

AFHE Statement on S.B. 1493 Tuition Tax Credit
February 8, 2005