2007-2008 proposals NEA
Genevieve
For those who do not know in the 2007-2008 proposals the NEA states
that homeschooling doesn't really work! Please take a moment to read
this petition and sign it.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/homeschoolers-against-nea-philosophy
Then be sure to send it on to all of your homeschooling friends &
family! Home or Unschooling, they want to take our rights away.
Thank you for your support!
that homeschooling doesn't really work! Please take a moment to read
this petition and sign it.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/homeschoolers-against-nea-philosophy
Then be sure to send it on to all of your homeschooling friends &
family! Home or Unschooling, they want to take our rights away.
Thank you for your support!
Pamela Sorooshian
On Sep 22, 2007, at 7:18 AM, Genevieve wrote:
platform ever since. NHEN (National Home Education Network) wrote to
the NEA and got this response:
February 26, 2002
Dear Ms. Hardenbergh:
Thank you for your recent comments about my speech at the National
Press Club. I also appreciate the information on homeschooling and
the National Home Education Network.
The Association is very concerned about the education and well-being
of all children, and works to ensure that they are taught in an
environment conducive to effective learning. The NEA Representative
Assembly, made up of 9,000 delegates who represent the 2.6 million
members throughout the country, is the Association's primary policy-
making body. This body thoroughly discusses and debates every
proposed policy before voting to approve or reject it.
During the 1998 RA, delegates approved the policy on homeschooling.
They were concerned that homeschooled students were not provided a
comprehensive education experience because they did not have an
opportunity to interact with students of different cultures, economic
status, or learning styles. They felt homeschooled students learned
in a setting primarily made up [of] family members and friends.
We know that parental involvement is imperative for school
achievement, but delegates were concerned that home schools were not
required to use state-approved curricula. They agreed that
homeschooled students have done well on national tests and were the
top spellers in the National Spelling Bee two years ago, but felt
home school instruction should meet certain state education standards.
These are some of the reasons delegates approved the 1998 resolution
on homeschooling, and reconfirmed their position at the 2000 annual
meeting. Members who want this policy reviewed may submit a proposal
to the Resolutions Committee for presentation at the RA.
Thank you again for your comments and the materials on homeschooling.
Sincerely,
Bob Chase
President
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> For those who do not know in the 2007-2008 proposals the NEA statesThis was originally passed in 1998 and then included in the NHEA
> that homeschooling doesn't really work! Please take a moment to read
> this petition and sign it.
> http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/homeschoolers-against-nea-philosophy
> Then be sure to send it on to all of your homeschooling friends &
> family! Home or Unschooling, they want to take our rights away.
>
platform ever since. NHEN (National Home Education Network) wrote to
the NEA and got this response:
February 26, 2002
Dear Ms. Hardenbergh:
Thank you for your recent comments about my speech at the National
Press Club. I also appreciate the information on homeschooling and
the National Home Education Network.
The Association is very concerned about the education and well-being
of all children, and works to ensure that they are taught in an
environment conducive to effective learning. The NEA Representative
Assembly, made up of 9,000 delegates who represent the 2.6 million
members throughout the country, is the Association's primary policy-
making body. This body thoroughly discusses and debates every
proposed policy before voting to approve or reject it.
During the 1998 RA, delegates approved the policy on homeschooling.
They were concerned that homeschooled students were not provided a
comprehensive education experience because they did not have an
opportunity to interact with students of different cultures, economic
status, or learning styles. They felt homeschooled students learned
in a setting primarily made up [of] family members and friends.
We know that parental involvement is imperative for school
achievement, but delegates were concerned that home schools were not
required to use state-approved curricula. They agreed that
homeschooled students have done well on national tests and were the
top spellers in the National Spelling Bee two years ago, but felt
home school instruction should meet certain state education standards.
These are some of the reasons delegates approved the 1998 resolution
on homeschooling, and reconfirmed their position at the 2000 annual
meeting. Members who want this policy reviewed may submit a proposal
to the Resolutions Committee for presentation at the RA.
Thank you again for your comments and the materials on homeschooling.
Sincerely,
Bob Chase
President
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Susan
We had a copy of the "affirmation" of this resolution on my fridge
until recently, when we decided to remove it because of the negativity
it represented and replace it with an affirmation of our own, a
statement of how WE want to be in the world - an RU family living
joyfully.
The resolution strikes me as very arrogant, makes a lot of erroneous
assumptions, and is based on a very one-sided and profoundly misguided
view of how learning happens. It also concludes (wrongly imo) that
schools *do* provide the things that they feel homeschooling does not
- such as a "comprehensive education experience" and an "opportunity
to interact with students of different cultures". From this side of
the fence, where my children are freely and happily learning everyday
in the real world, it can be maddening to read this sort of stuff.
But it's good to keep in mind that the NEA operates as a union. Last
year they had an operating budget of around $310 million. They
represent a class of working people who are concerned about job
security, financial compensation (their wages), and the growth of
their industry which includes *increasing* the need for their services
and creating more opportunities for employment.
This is not to say that some of the members don't truly feel they are
working and voting with the best of children in mind, but at the core
the NEA is a political organization comprised of members who are
deeply vested in the education industry. One of their taglines is
"Building great public schools for every child." Note the phrase in
the homeschooling resolution about "all expenses should be borne by
the parents". What does this have to do with the well being of
children? Nothing - but they don't want state or federal money that
could be funneled into their industry somehow ending up in our
pockets.
From the NEA website:
* * * NEA exists to improve the quality of public education and serve
the needs of its members. The two go hand-in-hand. The Association
knows that the quality of education our teachers deliver is linked to
their working conditions. NEA seeks to enhance the professionalism of
education employees by providing them with opportunities to develop
their skills and improve their teaching techniques. NEA also advocates
for the kind of employment rights, economic benefits and working
conditions that they as professionals deserve. For this reason, NEA
spends a comparable amount of money advocating for qualified teachers
in every classroom, improving reading skills, promoting school
construction and modernization, building bipartisan support for public
education and advocating for safe and orderly schools. * * *
You can see how homeschoolers - especially happy, successful
homeschoolers who are achieving that success without state-mandated
curriculums and teacher oversight - can be perceived as threatening to
their livelihood. What if the word got out that learning is *natural*
and inevitable? What if more parents realized their children can
thrive without classrooms? What if society realized it's entirely
possible to reach adulthood as intelligent, interesting, productive,
well-rounded people without being subjected to 12 years of structured
programming in a taxpayer-funded multi-billion dollar industry?
It's no surprise that their official stance is very critical of homeschooling.
~ Susan
until recently, when we decided to remove it because of the negativity
it represented and replace it with an affirmation of our own, a
statement of how WE want to be in the world - an RU family living
joyfully.
The resolution strikes me as very arrogant, makes a lot of erroneous
assumptions, and is based on a very one-sided and profoundly misguided
view of how learning happens. It also concludes (wrongly imo) that
schools *do* provide the things that they feel homeschooling does not
- such as a "comprehensive education experience" and an "opportunity
to interact with students of different cultures". From this side of
the fence, where my children are freely and happily learning everyday
in the real world, it can be maddening to read this sort of stuff.
But it's good to keep in mind that the NEA operates as a union. Last
year they had an operating budget of around $310 million. They
represent a class of working people who are concerned about job
security, financial compensation (their wages), and the growth of
their industry which includes *increasing* the need for their services
and creating more opportunities for employment.
This is not to say that some of the members don't truly feel they are
working and voting with the best of children in mind, but at the core
the NEA is a political organization comprised of members who are
deeply vested in the education industry. One of their taglines is
"Building great public schools for every child." Note the phrase in
the homeschooling resolution about "all expenses should be borne by
the parents". What does this have to do with the well being of
children? Nothing - but they don't want state or federal money that
could be funneled into their industry somehow ending up in our
pockets.
From the NEA website:
* * * NEA exists to improve the quality of public education and serve
the needs of its members. The two go hand-in-hand. The Association
knows that the quality of education our teachers deliver is linked to
their working conditions. NEA seeks to enhance the professionalism of
education employees by providing them with opportunities to develop
their skills and improve their teaching techniques. NEA also advocates
for the kind of employment rights, economic benefits and working
conditions that they as professionals deserve. For this reason, NEA
spends a comparable amount of money advocating for qualified teachers
in every classroom, improving reading skills, promoting school
construction and modernization, building bipartisan support for public
education and advocating for safe and orderly schools. * * *
You can see how homeschoolers - especially happy, successful
homeschoolers who are achieving that success without state-mandated
curriculums and teacher oversight - can be perceived as threatening to
their livelihood. What if the word got out that learning is *natural*
and inevitable? What if more parents realized their children can
thrive without classrooms? What if society realized it's entirely
possible to reach adulthood as intelligent, interesting, productive,
well-rounded people without being subjected to 12 years of structured
programming in a taxpayer-funded multi-billion dollar industry?
It's no surprise that their official stance is very critical of homeschooling.
~ Susan
Ren Allen
~~This is not to say that some of the members don't truly feel they are
working and voting with the best of children in mind, but at the core
the NEA is a political organization comprised of members who are
deeply vested in the education industry. ~~
I loved hearing John Taylor Gatto talk about this issue at the recent
RE conference. I think he covers a lot about the money tied to public
education in "Dumbing us Down" ....I might be remembering wrong. Need
to go look again.
Anyhoo, according to Mr. Gatto, the public education system today is
our top industry in this country when you include all the
supplemental stuff like chalk and desks and other items that aren't
included in the statistics for funds. BIG money tied to schools. All
over the place. No wonder they hate what we're doing.
If everyone homeschooled, where would all that industry go? Many
companies would fold of course. Unschoolers are a big threat to a way
of life for many people. Good says I.:)
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
working and voting with the best of children in mind, but at the core
the NEA is a political organization comprised of members who are
deeply vested in the education industry. ~~
I loved hearing John Taylor Gatto talk about this issue at the recent
RE conference. I think he covers a lot about the money tied to public
education in "Dumbing us Down" ....I might be remembering wrong. Need
to go look again.
Anyhoo, according to Mr. Gatto, the public education system today is
our top industry in this country when you include all the
supplemental stuff like chalk and desks and other items that aren't
included in the statistics for funds. BIG money tied to schools. All
over the place. No wonder they hate what we're doing.
If everyone homeschooled, where would all that industry go? Many
companies would fold of course. Unschoolers are a big threat to a way
of life for many people. Good says I.:)
Ren
learninginfreedom.com
Julie
So basically they are saying education should be a "One size fits all"
system. I think that's what gets my goat about the whole thing. The
public school system is so concerned about making well rounded students,
that they are no longer concerned about a student's strengths. It seems
they want to make everyone fit through a round hole, even if they end up
rounding off the corners in the process. All of those square,
triangular, rectangular and oddly shaped pegs just get forced through
the round hole so that in the end, you end up with a lot of homogenized
pegs with no individual character whatsoever.
Cheers,
Julie
system. I think that's what gets my goat about the whole thing. The
public school system is so concerned about making well rounded students,
that they are no longer concerned about a student's strengths. It seems
they want to make everyone fit through a round hole, even if they end up
rounding off the corners in the process. All of those square,
triangular, rectangular and oddly shaped pegs just get forced through
the round hole so that in the end, you end up with a lot of homogenized
pegs with no individual character whatsoever.
Cheers,
Julie
Sylvia Toyama
Anyhoo, according to Mr. Gatto, the public education system today is
our top industry in this country when you include all the
supplemental stuff like chalk and desks and other items that aren't
included in the statistics for funds. BIG money tied to schools. All
over the place. No wonder they hate what we're doing.
***
Just the retail loss would be devastating -- back-to-schools, school supplies, new shoes, backpacks, athletic equipment, laptops, etc. The loss would lead to all kinds of downsizing in the retail industry, too.
The general labor hit would be even worse, tho. We'd have no need for school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, teachers, principals, secretaries, admin staff, guidance counselors, special tutors, janitors, nurses, coaches, the people involved in transporting all the school supplies and foodservice supplies.
Office supply manufacturers would be hard-hit -- and what about the ad agencies that write all the back-to-school commercials? The TV shows supported by those commercials? The Dept of Education with all its curriculum writers, policy makers, PR guys, and data analysts -- all would be out of jobs. Construction companies that build and renovate school facilities.
But just think of what could be saved in natural resources -- no need to light, heat/cool and supply water to huge, ineffecient mass education facilities.
Of course, with all the people who'd be out of work if compulsory school didn't exist, we'd have the then-free teens seeking jobs, too -- in a very tight job market.
I'm reading Escape From Childhood by John Holt, wherein he makes the case that often dependency in children is maintained by adults to meet the needs of adults. I can see where the modern school system does exactly that in countless ways.
Sylvia
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our top industry in this country when you include all the
supplemental stuff like chalk and desks and other items that aren't
included in the statistics for funds. BIG money tied to schools. All
over the place. No wonder they hate what we're doing.
***
Just the retail loss would be devastating -- back-to-schools, school supplies, new shoes, backpacks, athletic equipment, laptops, etc. The loss would lead to all kinds of downsizing in the retail industry, too.
The general labor hit would be even worse, tho. We'd have no need for school bus drivers, cafeteria workers, teachers, principals, secretaries, admin staff, guidance counselors, special tutors, janitors, nurses, coaches, the people involved in transporting all the school supplies and foodservice supplies.
Office supply manufacturers would be hard-hit -- and what about the ad agencies that write all the back-to-school commercials? The TV shows supported by those commercials? The Dept of Education with all its curriculum writers, policy makers, PR guys, and data analysts -- all would be out of jobs. Construction companies that build and renovate school facilities.
But just think of what could be saved in natural resources -- no need to light, heat/cool and supply water to huge, ineffecient mass education facilities.
Of course, with all the people who'd be out of work if compulsory school didn't exist, we'd have the then-free teens seeking jobs, too -- in a very tight job market.
I'm reading Escape From Childhood by John Holt, wherein he makes the case that often dependency in children is maintained by adults to meet the needs of adults. I can see where the modern school system does exactly that in countless ways.
Sylvia
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Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your story.
Play Sims Stories at Yahoo! Games.
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Dora Font
Not sure if this was posted, but here's a link to a petition in regards to
the NEA Proposals.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/homeschoolers-against-nea-philosophy
Dora
the NEA Proposals.
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/homeschoolers-against-nea-philosophy
Dora
Susan
--- In [email protected], "Ren Allen" <starsuncloud@...> wrote:
If everyone homeschooled, where would all that industry go? Many companies would fold of
course. Unschoolers are a big threat to a way of life for many people. Good says I.:)
Here! Here!
Susan from NH (Applauding the demise of all that industry)