Michigan is known as having a positive legal environment for homeschoolers. But homeschooling is more than just meeting the legal requirements. It takes committment, support, and lots of information. We've compiled the best ideas, tips, and resources for parents home educating in Michigan, and have made them accessible and easy to find.
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I quit college and enrolled as a student at the University of Planet Earth, the world's oldest and largest educational institution. It has billions of professors, tens of millions of books, and unlimited course offerings. Tuition is free, and everybody designs his or her own major. |
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- William Upski Wimsatt |
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Children Educated at Home Don't Become Social Misfits |
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Steve Moitozo |
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A discussion of research disputing the common misconception that children who are homeschooled do not have normal social development. Reinforces the concept that homeschooling can be a positive experience in both the academic and social realm. |
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Alliance for Intellectual Freedom in Education |
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Alliance for Intellectual Freedom in Education is a network of individuals whose objective is to eliminate governmental interference in education, particularly home education, by raising awareness of the unalienable rights of conscience of all parents to raise and educate their children as they see fit. |
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The Rise of Home Schooling Among African-Americans |
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Significant growth in black families’ participation in home schooling is beginning to show up on the radar screens of researchers. The National Center for Education Statistics computed African-Americans as 9.9 percent of the 850,000 children the federal agency figured were being home-schooled nationally in 1999. Veteran home-schooling researcher Brian Ray figures blacks are currently about 5 percent of the 1.6 million to 2 million home-schooled children but he agrees that black home schooling is growing rapidly.
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Curriculum Associates |
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Offers BRIGANCE Screening and Inventories products. Designed for use in elementary and middle schools, the CIBS-R is a valuable resource for programs serving students with special needs, and continues to be indispensable in IEP development and program planning. |
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