Homeschool Heartbeat Radio Program
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The freedom to homeschool may seem safe in America, but is it really? Michael Farris sheds new light on that question on this edition of Home School Heartbeat. Michael Farris: Having just returned from a visit to Germany, I have seen the homeschooling situation there firsthand. And I must warn you that just because this news is buried in the back of the newspaper somewhere, American homeschoolers cannot ignore it. German law does not actually ban homeschooling. Rather, it allows for exceptions to compulsory school attendance if the local school officials believe that there are “special circumstances” which warrant an excuse. School officials all across Germany have unilaterally decided that homeschooling never qualifies as a special circumstance. What does this situation have to do with us in America? Homeschooling is legal in every state. Our rights seem secure. We may be tempted to think that Germany’s homeschooling situation simply reflects the experience of American homeschoolers in the 1980s and ‘90s. However, this is a far too optimistic a view. In the situation in Germany, I see dark shadows of the American future. I’m Mike Farris. |
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