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| Date: From: Subject: | 10/8/2004 5:16:40 PM Home School Legal Defense Association New Jersey--Philadelphia Inquirer seeking unrepresentative homeschool family? |
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====================================================================== From the HSLDA E-lert Service... ====================================================================== October 8, 2004 New Jersey--Philadelphia Inquirer seeking unrepresentative homeschool family? Dear HSLDA members and friends: Yesterday, Kara Ritter of the Philadelphia Inquirer contacted a homeschooling mother in New Jersey. Ms. Ritter wanted to interview a homeschooling family whose primary reason for educating their children is because "it's not the government's job." The National Center for Education Statistics' website ( http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/HomeSchool/reasons.asp ) contains the results of a 1999 survey asking parents why they homeschool. Parents could list more than one reason. Nineteen separate reasons were tabulated, but 'it's not the government's job' is not among them. It appears to Home School Legal Defense Association that Ms. Ritter is looking for someone who is not representative of the homeschool community. The media has the power to skew the public's image of an entire community by singling out an unrepresentative individual and giving him prominence. We hope this is not the Philadelphia Inquirer's plan. Here's a good reason to homeschool that missed the tabulation of the National Center for Educational Statistics. According to Dr. Brian Ray's 2003 study, 58.9% of adults who were homeschooled reported being "very happy." Only 27.6% of other adults reported they were "very happy." Well-adjusted, productive adults who are happy with life-that's a worthwhile educational goal. And it's newsworthy when homeschoolers succeed at twice the rate of the general public. Sincerely, Scott Woodruff HSLDA Attorney for New Jersey ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -> For as little as 27 cents a day... There's not much you can get for 27 cents a day. Why not put your money toward peace of mind for yourself and your family? More reasons to join HSLDA... http://www.hslda.org/elink.asp?id=1110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================== The HSLDA E-lert Service is a service of: Home School Legal Defense Association P.O. Box 3000 Purcellville, Virginia 20134 Phone: (540) 338-5600 Fax: (540) 338-2733 Email: info@hslda.org Web: http://www.hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- How To Subscribe: - Subscribe to the HSLDA E-lert Service at our website: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp?Process=Subscribe - Or send an email with name and complete mailing address to: subscribe@hslda.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscription Information: - You subscribed to the HSLDA E-lert Service as: {{Email}} - To unsubscribe from the HSLDA E-lert Service send an email from the email address you want to unsubscribe to: unsubscribe@hslda.org - To change your email address or make other changes to your subscription, visit the HSLDA E-lert Service account web page at: https://secure.hslda.org/hslda/elert/account.asp ---------------------------------------------------------------------- POSTMASTERS: This message is being sent to the most recent address we have for our subscribers. If this is an invalid email address or you have other problems, please reply to webmaster@hslda.org. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- DISCLAIMER: This is considered a private and confidential message from HSLDA to its bonafide HSLDA E-lert Service subscribers. HSLDA cannot attest to the authenticity of copies posted, forwarded, or sent by any party other than HSLDA. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: Please do not reply or otherwise use this email address; hslda@hslda.org is for broadcast purposes only and is not intended to receive incoming messages. We cannot reply to any email sent to this address. If you have comments or questions, please send email to info@hslda.org or call HSLDA at 540-338-5600. HSLDA members can also email staff directly through the Members website at http://members.hslda.org/contact.asp. Thank you for your cooperation. ====================================================================== | |
