This is NOT Homeschooling: Is HSLDA Part of a “Bible-Based Cult”?

May 15, 2013 By 9 Comments
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by Heather Doney This may be the most important and most scary post on homeschooling that I have ever written. It feels like something out of a Margaret Atwood novel and I am numb as I write this, so please bear with me. The title of this post is not rhetorical. It is a question [...]

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Quoting Quiverfull: Homeschooling Videos?

May 15, 2013 By 4 Comments
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by Blimey Cow on Youtube Not sure if these videos are supposed to be serious or comical but someone knows way too much about homeschooling. What do you think?

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Quoting Quiverfull: Woman, It’s STILL Your Fault Maybe?

May 11, 2013 By 4 Comments
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From yesterday’s Quoting Quiverfull by Nathaniel Darnell  on Persevero News. This is a comment that the writer of the piece Nathaniel Darnell made to a divorced homeschooling momma’s question in the comments. I am sorry to hear that your husband has divorced you. This is a shame. Even so, however, my statement is still true [...]

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Introducing Homeschooling’s Invisible Children

May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Heather Doney Today I am proud to unveil a collaborative project called Homeschooling’s Invisible Children (HIC). It is a website that collects horrific abuse and neglect cases, including deaths, of children who were homeschooled or whose parents claimed to be homeschooling them.

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Quoting Quiverfull: Not “Properly” Homeschooling Your Children

May 10, 2013 By 2 Comments
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by Nathaniel Darnell crossposted at Persevero News Today many “homeschoolers” only teach their children academics at home. Many “homeschoolers” over-delegate the actual training time to other people. These families are failing to follow God’s design for family training, particularly if they are not personally directing biblical instruction

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