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Choosing School: The Many Paths of Homeschooling

In this premier episode of the Choosing School Podcast, Jody Underwood talks to real parents about their homeschooling experiences. What they tried, what worked, and what they wished they’d known earlier. Authors’ and Speakers’ opinions are their own and may not represent those of Grok Media, LLC, GraniteGrok.com, its sponsors, readers, authors, or advertisers. Disagree, … Read more

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MACDONALD: Educational Neglect

Americans for Prosperity (AFP) had a thing the other night at Abel Ebeneezer in Merrimack. It’s a few minutes from where I live, and I love their beer, so it was game on the moment the invite hit my inbox. I always meet a few people at these things I haven’t seen in a while, … Read more

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CORNERSTONE: Support Homeschool Freedom inthe Granite State

Rep. Kristin Noble’s HB 1268, the Home Education Freedom Act, is one of the strongest pro-liberty home education reforms introduced in our state. This legislation ends burdensome state requirements like mandatory notice, portfolios, and end-of-year evaluations for homeschooling families. Instead, it ensures that New Hampshire treats homeschool education with respect and trust, giving parents the authority and flexibility … Read more

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WEEDEN: WAKE UP, Sleeping Conservatives!

As the New Year unfolds and the bell of liberty rings clearly amongst the long list of bills that NH Republicans have filed, I urge you: do not become complacent. Benjamin Franklin once said, “Those who would give up essential liberty, to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.” As a veteran … Read more

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Shurtleff: Remembering Homeschool Pioneer Sam Blumenfeld

 June 1 of this year marks the tenth anniversary of the passing of author and homeschool pioneer Samuel L. Blumenfeld.   Sam’s last book, which he co-authored with Alex Newman, was Crimes of the Educators.  A week before Sam’s passing, I called Alex and asked when he planned to visit Sam. They had not met in person, but … Read more

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Carson: Homeschooling Is Our Best Defense Against the State

There’s a battle going on right now in our neighboring state of Illinois concerning the Illinois Homeschool Act. This Act takes the current minimal oversight of homeschoolers in Illinois and places families at risk of violation by state-appointed truant officers right in their homes. The bill would require parents to file a homeschool declaration form as well … Read more

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Homeschooling on the Rise Globally

Attempt to regulate homeschooling faces furious opposition. Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative, however, would compel registration of parents who teach their children outside the government’s oversight, revealing the popularity of what … Read more

An Attack on Homeschooling in Disguise?

Once considered the exception rather than the rule, more parents are choosing a homeschooling education over public schools as the best path for their children. A recent Illinois initiative to compel registration of parents who teach their children outside of the government’s oversight reveals the swelling popularity of what has become a parental movement across … Read more

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State-funded “School Choice”: A Power Grab

Some members of the legislature believe that public schools are no longer “fixable.” They want universal state-funded spending accounts to allow all students, rich or poor, to escape public schools. They call it “school choice,” but it’s really an insidious transfer of power to the state. Yes, public schools are a uniform mess, but the … Read more

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Warning to Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro and Ossipee voters

Voters should remember that Democrats voted overwhelmingly against parental rights this last legislative session. I’m not sure when our fundamental rights as parents became a partisan issue. Something happened that caused Democrats to stand squarely against parental rights. Democrats do not consider due process in this decision either. When it comes to your child going … Read more

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NH GOP Candidates Need to Understand This

Well folks, primary season is over, and our candidates for NH General Court, Executive Council, and Governor are in. I voted in the primary, as I do in every election in Rochester. Many of my candidates did not win their primaries. I am still voting in the election, as boycotting any vote is against my … Read more

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Homeschooling is Still Gaining Popularity…Thanks to Woke ‘Educators’

One of the few areas where liberty made gains in the COVID lockdown era was the increase in homeschooling. Many parents started homeschooling out of frustration with the failure of “virtual learning” to provide children with a quality education. Other parents withdrew their children from government schools when virtual learning allowed them to discover how … Read more

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A Plea From a Traditional Home Educator

From the cooler evening weather to the jam-packed “Back to School” section at Walmart, we all understandably feel the pressure to consider Fall plans for our children. There are options aplenty, and the Educational Freedom Account pathway promotion is in full, political, high gear. The EFA is a fourth educational pathway to satisfy compulsory attendance … Read more

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State Rep Accidentally Outs Herself

There is a classic tale in which one man lends money to another. When the time comes to repay the loan, the debtor claims that no loan was ever made. They go to trial, and the lender says that the money was counted out on a large stone, which should be brought to court as a witness. The debtor says, ‘The stone will never be found, because I broke it into many pieces, which I dispersed to many places.’

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Is This House Bill Evil, or Just Sloppy?

A lot of parents who educate their own children at their own expense (i.e., without the aid of Education Freedom Accounts) are upset about HB1610, which — as it’s currently written — would require their kids to take the same state assessments as kids in public schools.

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