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<DIV><FONT size=4>Ted,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>You are right about tutors. I do not know how many use
them. I suspect that in rural areas that very few do. At any rate I
am glad to modify my recommendation that those instructing in a home Scholl (or
private school) environment be tested to see if they have a certain level
of knowledge in the subject area where they are offering
instruction.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>W.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=starbliss@gmail.com href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com">Ted Moffett</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=deco@moscow.com
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">Art Deco</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">Vision 2020</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 08, 2006 6:23
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020]
homeschooling</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Art et. al.</DIV>
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<DIV>This is rather obvious, so excuse me for pointing it out, but if parents
have access to knowledgeable tutors to come into the home to teach, then the
parents state of knowledge is not absolutely critical to their children's
development. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I agree that some sort of monitoring of home schooled children's academic
development is important.</DIV>
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<DIV>Ted Moffett</DIV>
<DIV><BR><BR> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 1/8/06, <B class=gmail_sendername>Art Deco</B>
<<A href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Keely,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I also respect the desire of parents to home school
their children with two caveats:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>1. The parents have the necessary
knowledge to do so, and</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>2. The children are tested to ensure
they are learning.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>There is little doubt that some parents do a fine job of
home schooling. Some do not. Unfortunately, there is currently
no way to test the distribution of effectiveness of overall home schooling
versus the public education system. Such a method could be useful and
instructive to both parties. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>I know from first hand experience in Boundary County that
some parents do not have the adequate knowledge to teach certain
subjects. For example, one set of parents did not know the correct
multiplication tables and not only taught the wrong ones to their passel of
kids but also taught them that electronic calculators were wrong on this
point when they disagreed with the parents. There were some home
schooling parents who could hardly read. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Hence, my opinion is that both the home schooling parents
and the home schooled children need to be tested regularly. The
parents need to be tested to determine if they have the minimal knowledge
necessary in certain subject areas at given grade levels and the children
need to be tested to see if they are learning at a standard which would be
acceptable/passable/adequate in the public school system. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Those families who repeatedly fail these tests should then
be required to enroll their children in public or private schools until both
parents and children can pass the requisite tests.</FONT></DIV><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com"
target=_blank>deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV></SPAN><SPAN class=q>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>----- Original Message ----- </FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=4>From: "keely emerinemix" <</FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>kjajmix1@msn.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4> ></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>To: <</FONT><A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:mushroom@moscow.com" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>mushroom@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>>; <</FONT> <A
onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 5:42 PM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] homeschooling</FONT></DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR></FONT></DIV></SPAN>
<DIV><SPAN class=e id=q_108aceb86f460011_3><FONT size=4>> Just adding to
Don's post --<BR>> <BR>> In Idaho, truancy laws apply only to those
kids who are registered in public <BR>> schools. If a child isn't
registered, there is technically no truancy -- no <BR>> matter what does
or doesn't happen by way of home education. As Don said, <BR>> you
can choose to not have your kids enrolled in school and you don't have
<BR>> to offer an education plan or submit to testing. Without
enrollment, no one <BR>> can accuse your child of truancy.<BR>>
<BR>> The majority of homeschooling parents I know do a good job in
making sure <BR>> their kids are educated, and I have a lot of respect
for them. It's the <BR>> folks who "no-school" their kids I have
disdain for -- "homeschooling" is <BR>> about education, not just keeping
the kids at home and away from public <BR>> school.<BR>> <BR>>
keely<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> From: Don Coombs <</FONT><A
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href="mailto:mushroom@moscow.com" target=_blank> <FONT
size=4>mushroom@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4>><BR>> Reply-To:
</FONT><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:mushroom@moscow.com" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>mushroom@moscow.com </FONT></A><BR><FONT size=4>> To: vision2020
<</FONT><A onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)"
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" target=_blank><FONT
size=4>vision2020@moscow.com</FONT></A><FONT size=4> ><BR>> Subject:
Re: [Vision2020] homeschooling<BR>> Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 17:01:01
-0800<BR>> <BR>> Pat Kraut wrote:<BR>>>I believe you will
find there are lots of laws on this subject and several <BR>>>groups
who monitor homeschoolers.<BR>>><BR>> <BR>> Hi Pat--<BR>>
<BR>> I believe you haven't even looked, because in Idaho there are NO
laws on <BR>> this subject and no required monitoring of homeschooling.
<BR>> <BR>> In Idaho, you don't even have to tell the state that you
ARE homeschooling. <BR>> If you don't want your child in the public
school, you just take him or her <BR>> out.<BR>> <BR>> Don
Coombs<BR>> <BR>> I'm not saying other states don't have laws and
requirements; I'm saying <BR>> Idaho doesn't.<BR>> <BR>>
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