More and more families are choosing to home educate their children! We’re seeing explosive interest in NH; we are consistently adding more than 40 people to our Facebook group each week! Contact Granite State Home Educators if you have questions, or want to join us for an upcoming info session to learn more and have questions answered. We have in-person discussions coming up soon: one in Dover on July 21 and one in Northwood on August 10. Tickets are free. We are also offering two online events in August: an Ask Me Anything re Homeschooling and a virtual info session. Watch for those to be announced soon.
Families are considering homeschooling for the upcoming academic year for a variety of reasons. In her recent FEE article, Kerry McDonald discusses some of the decision issues as they relate to covid-19 and reopening plans.
Next month marks the beginning of the 2020/2021 academic year in several US states, and pressure is mounting to reopen schools even as the COVID-19 pandemic persists. Florida, for example, is now considered the nation’s No. 1 hot spot for the virus; yet on Monday, the state’s education commissioner issued an executive order mandating that all Florida schools open in August with in-person learning and their full suite of student services.
Many parents are balking at back-to-school, choosing instead to homeschool their children this fall.
Read the full article here.
