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Home schooling: Is it right for you?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

“As the deadlines for Atlanta’s independent schools and area preschools approach throughout this month, many parents are now opting out of this process entirely and choosing to home school. 

The U.S. Department of Education estimated in 2007 that 1.5 million students nationwide were home schooled, including a high percentage in the South. In Georgia, 39,207 students were home schooled in 2009, according to numbers compiled by the state Department of Education, though many think the numbers may be higher….”

For the complete article visit: http://www.examiner.com/x-12080-Atlanta-StayatHome-Moms-Examiner~y2010m2d3-Home-schooling-Is-it-right-for-you?cid=channel-rss-Family_and_Parenting

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Snellville dad quits job to become at-home teacher

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008

“David Kahl will soon add a new job title to his household résumé to go along with fun dad, the fix-it guy, the loving husband, the disciplinarian.

And his next assignment just may be his toughest one yet.

The job: Home school teacher.

Kahl, a stay-at-home dad, works as a supervisor and a scheduler for a pair of transportation companies. He says that in between answering phone calls and tracking cargo, he has some extra time on his hands. The master multitasker wants to spend that time educating his 11-year-old daughter, Kyra.

“I have been helping her with her homework ever since she started school,” Kahl said. “I want the best for her.”

During his down time, Kahl, 34, is reading the book “Homeschooling: Take a Deep Breath, You Can Do This,” by Terrie Lynn Bittner.

Usually those taking the deep breaths in home school, however, aren’t dads.

“Moms mostly teach home school,” said Charlene Peavy, spokeswoman for the Georgia Home Education Association. “But it is not unheard of for dads to be the main teacher. When the conviction in your heart is to do it, you are able to do it.”…”

For the complete text please visit: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/gwinnett/stories/2008/06/17/home_school_dad.html

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Georgia Senate Wants Home Schoolers To Qualify For HOPE Scholarship

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
“ATLANTA (AP) — Home school students would be eligible for HOPE scholarships, under a bill that passed easily in the state Senate.

Students taught at home would have to score in the 85th percentile on the SAT or ACT test to be eligible for the popular Georgia scholarship. Currently, home-schooled students can qualify retroactively for HOPE if they earn a B average in their first year in college.

The bill’s sponsor, Senator Tommie Williams, said the students deserve the scholarship the same way traditional students do. The bill passed 43 to 2.

The House has already approved the measure. It now awaits Governor Sonny Perdue’s signature. “

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/education/news-article.aspx?storyid=106068&ref=rss

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Georgia House of Representatives

Friday, February 15th, 2008

“HB 969 - Driver education training requirements; home schooling program; provisions
- BILL SUMMARY: This bill changes current law so as to provide that a course of instruction given within the context of a bona fide home schooling program shall constitute an approved driver education training course.
- Authored By: Rep. John Lunsford of the 110th
- House Committee: Motor Vehicles
- Rule: Open
- Amendment (s): N/A
- Yeas: 152; Nays: 0″

 http://www.theweekly.com/news/2008/February/14/Daily_Report.18.html

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JROTC and Homeschoolers

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

This is an army first.  And a first for the homeschoolers as well.  The article reads in part:

“commission from the U.S. Department of Defense earlier this year and started classes in August, according to Tony Proulx, a JROTC program manager based at Hunter Army Airfield in Savannah. Proulx confirmed the academy’s home schooled unit as an Army first. The national program for high schoolers teaches teens to be better citizens and leaders……..

While unique as a home schooler unit, it shares a common bond with other NDCC squads that follow the JROTC curriculum and regulations without the benefit of Army funding for uniforms, equipment, operations, instructor pay and other incidentals that JROTC units get.

Current out-of-pocket costs for academy cadets total more than $1,500, said Penni Hurst, a JROTC parent and program coordinator.”

For the complete article just follow this link:

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2007/11/28/jrotc_1129.html

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