Homeschooling in the News 6/1/01
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Homeschooling in the News, from the National Home Education Network
Spelling bee articles abound in the news this week. Many bee articles, only
slightly different from the ones included in this digest, have appeared in
newspapers across the country.
June 1
Galveston Daily News : Home-schoolers look for help from curfew
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?-datasource=news&-table=story&-keyfi
eld=ID&-op=eq&ID=3066&-search
The Home School Legal Defense Association might consider legal action against
the city for implementing what it says is an unconstitutional daytime curfew.
Reuters : 'Succedaneum' Spells Success for Computer Whiz, 13
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010531/ts/life_spelling_dc_1.html
Sean Conley, homeschooled until this school year, won the Scripps Howard
National Spelling Bee.
Philadelphia Enquirer : 'Succedaneum' spells success
http://inq.philly.com:80/content/inquirer/2001/06/01/national/BEE01.htm
Similar headline but a bit different article on the same subject.
USA Today : Champ savors sweet spell of succedaneum
http://www.usatoday.com:80/usatonline/20010601/3365861s.htm
And again, only slightly different.
Mercury News : Letter-perfect, he defeats 247 for title
http://www0.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/local/docs/spelling01a.htm
Another bee article.
BBC News : Home-schooled boy is champion speller
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1363000/1363359.stm
Bee article which says Conley credits his victory to his years of
homeschooling.
CNS News : Home-Schoolers the Buzz at Spelling Bee
http://www.cnsnews.com/Nation.asp
"Home-schoolers have turned the National Spelling Bee into their own personal
showcase."
NY Daily News : Super Speller From Minnesota Is Bee's Knees
http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-06-01/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-113314.
asp
Another spelling bee article.
Sun Herald : Senary spells disaster
http://web.sunherald.com:80/content/biloxi/2001/06/01/local_news/4227462_06012
001.htm?template=aprint.htm
An adjective used to describe something with six parts ended Josh Hanssen's
bid to become the 74th National Spelling Bee champion Thursday. Hanssen is
homeschooled.
Arizona Central : Michigan teen gets perfect SAT score
http://www.azcentral.com:80/offbeat/articles/0601perfect01-ON.html
Teen is homeschooled.
Holland Sentinel : Educational materials sale targets home schooling
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/060101/loc_0601010016.shtml
Homeschool parents hold a used curriculum sale.
May 31
Kennebec Journal : Jefferson home-schooler out of Spelling Bee
http://www.centralmaine.com/news/stories/010531spelling.shtml
Daily News (Los Angeles) : Southland spelling bee delegates make early
departure
http://www.dailynews.com/news/articles/0501/31/new09.asp
Washington Post : The Sting Of the Spelling Bee
http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/education/A5088-2001May31.html
"Sean (Conley) is a tall boy who taught himself to read at 18 months and
began operating a computer at 2. His parents' lives changed at that point.
How do you educate a boy like that? Apparently, you try to get out of the
way."
Cadillac News : Hoekstra backs tax cuts, education tax credit
http://cadillacnews.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1891329&BRD=2061&PAG=461&de
pt_id=376393&rfi=6
"Private, parochial, home-schooling and public education are all valid
education choices," Hoekstra said Thursday at the Cadillac municipal complex.
"But right now, people who opt for something other than public education
receive no benefit for the choice they have made for their children."
LA Times : Two 13-Year-Olds Earn College Degrees
http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010531/t000045481.html
Two girls, one homeschooled, skipped high school and went straight to college.
May 30
News & Advance : L-e-c-i-t-h-i-n: Area student out of annual spelling bee
http://www.newsadvance.com/MGB6M9CYDNC.html
Evansville Courier & Press : Tri-state contestant stumbles in round 3 of
National Spelling Bee
http://www.courierpress.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200105/30+spelljm053001_latestnew
s.html+20010530
Washington Post : Idaho Kids Hold Off Deputies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010530/aponline223030_000.htm
This AP wire story has appeard in many newspapers, sometimes with a reference
to the children being homeschooled, and sometimes without.
Chicago Tribune : Harper hosts home-school night
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/metro/northwest/article/0,2669,SAV-01053001
58,FF.html
Harper College hosted an information night for homeschoolers to learn more
about getting into college.
Oklahoman : OETA show looks closely at parenting
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=693770&pic=none&TP=getenterta
inment
OETA's "Stateline" monthly documentary series examines parenting with a
candid look at nontraditional families, including a homeschooling family.
Minor mentions:
June 1
New York Times : 6 Siblings Make a Lonely Stand, Minus Mother, Father and
Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/national/01IDAH.html
NY Post : School's no haven for 'gentle giant'
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27267.htm
Sacramento Bee : Spelling done, let fun begin
http://www.sacbee.com:80/news/news/local04_20010601.html
Oklahoman : Students win scholarships
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=694680&pic=none&TP=getarticle
Citizen : Junior Gardener program up and running
http://www.thecitizennews.com/main/archive-010601/news/cow-07.html
USA Today : Norquist's power high, profile low
http://www.usatoday.com:80/usatonline/20010601/3365787s.htm
Modesto Bee : 17-year-old earns her degree
http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,271292,00.html
The State : Orphan steel palmettos finally find homes
http://web.thestate.com/content/columbia/2001/05/30/local/tree30.htm
May 31
St. Petersburgh Times : Perfect record payoff is new car for student
http://www.sptimes.com:80/News/053101/Citrus/Perfect_record_payoff.shtml
Cincinnati Post : Fishing Champ
http://www.cincypost.com/2001/may/31/thomas053101.html
May 30
Education Week : Bennett's Online Education System Needs Work, Critic Contends
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=38bennett.h20
Laura Derrick
National Home Education Network
http://www.nhen.org
Permission is granted to forward or repost this digest or any links included
in it.
We try to pass along every news article in which homeschooling is mentioned,
without censoring, including negative articles or unfortunate bits written
about or associated with homeschooling. If you are offended by an article,
or if you especially like an article, we encourage you to write the editor
with your comments.
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Spelling bee articles abound in the news this week. Many bee articles, only
slightly different from the ones included in this digest, have appeared in
newspapers across the country.
June 1
Galveston Daily News : Home-schoolers look for help from curfew
http://galvestondailynews.com/story.lasso?-datasource=news&-table=story&-keyfi
eld=ID&-op=eq&ID=3066&-search
The Home School Legal Defense Association might consider legal action against
the city for implementing what it says is an unconstitutional daytime curfew.
Reuters : 'Succedaneum' Spells Success for Computer Whiz, 13
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010531/ts/life_spelling_dc_1.html
Sean Conley, homeschooled until this school year, won the Scripps Howard
National Spelling Bee.
Philadelphia Enquirer : 'Succedaneum' spells success
http://inq.philly.com:80/content/inquirer/2001/06/01/national/BEE01.htm
Similar headline but a bit different article on the same subject.
USA Today : Champ savors sweet spell of succedaneum
http://www.usatoday.com:80/usatonline/20010601/3365861s.htm
And again, only slightly different.
Mercury News : Letter-perfect, he defeats 247 for title
http://www0.mercurycenter.com:80/premium/local/docs/spelling01a.htm
Another bee article.
BBC News : Home-schooled boy is champion speller
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_1363000/1363359.stm
Bee article which says Conley credits his victory to his years of
homeschooling.
CNS News : Home-Schoolers the Buzz at Spelling Bee
http://www.cnsnews.com/Nation.asp
"Home-schoolers have turned the National Spelling Bee into their own personal
showcase."
NY Daily News : Super Speller From Minnesota Is Bee's Knees
http://www.nydailynews.com/2001-06-01/News_and_Views/Beyond_the_City/a-113314.
asp
Another spelling bee article.
Sun Herald : Senary spells disaster
http://web.sunherald.com:80/content/biloxi/2001/06/01/local_news/4227462_06012
001.htm?template=aprint.htm
An adjective used to describe something with six parts ended Josh Hanssen's
bid to become the 74th National Spelling Bee champion Thursday. Hanssen is
homeschooled.
Arizona Central : Michigan teen gets perfect SAT score
http://www.azcentral.com:80/offbeat/articles/0601perfect01-ON.html
Teen is homeschooled.
Holland Sentinel : Educational materials sale targets home schooling
http://www.hollandsentinel.com/stories/060101/loc_0601010016.shtml
Homeschool parents hold a used curriculum sale.
May 31
Kennebec Journal : Jefferson home-schooler out of Spelling Bee
http://www.centralmaine.com/news/stories/010531spelling.shtml
Daily News (Los Angeles) : Southland spelling bee delegates make early
departure
http://www.dailynews.com/news/articles/0501/31/new09.asp
Washington Post : The Sting Of the Spelling Bee
http://washingtonpost.com:80/wp-dyn/education/A5088-2001May31.html
"Sean (Conley) is a tall boy who taught himself to read at 18 months and
began operating a computer at 2. His parents' lives changed at that point.
How do you educate a boy like that? Apparently, you try to get out of the
way."
Cadillac News : Hoekstra backs tax cuts, education tax credit
http://cadillacnews.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=1891329&BRD=2061&PAG=461&de
pt_id=376393&rfi=6
"Private, parochial, home-schooling and public education are all valid
education choices," Hoekstra said Thursday at the Cadillac municipal complex.
"But right now, people who opt for something other than public education
receive no benefit for the choice they have made for their children."
LA Times : Two 13-Year-Olds Earn College Degrees
http://www.latimes.com/news/state/20010531/t000045481.html
Two girls, one homeschooled, skipped high school and went straight to college.
May 30
News & Advance : L-e-c-i-t-h-i-n: Area student out of annual spelling bee
http://www.newsadvance.com/MGB6M9CYDNC.html
Evansville Courier & Press : Tri-state contestant stumbles in round 3 of
National Spelling Bee
http://www.courierpress.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?200105/30+spelljm053001_latestnew
s.html+20010530
Washington Post : Idaho Kids Hold Off Deputies
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/20010530/aponline223030_000.htm
This AP wire story has appeard in many newspapers, sometimes with a reference
to the children being homeschooled, and sometimes without.
Chicago Tribune : Harper hosts home-school night
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/metro/northwest/article/0,2669,SAV-01053001
58,FF.html
Harper College hosted an information night for homeschoolers to learn more
about getting into college.
Oklahoman : OETA show looks closely at parenting
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=693770&pic=none&TP=getenterta
inment
OETA's "Stateline" monthly documentary series examines parenting with a
candid look at nontraditional families, including a homeschooling family.
Minor mentions:
June 1
New York Times : 6 Siblings Make a Lonely Stand, Minus Mother, Father and
Power
http://www.nytimes.com/2001/06/01/national/01IDAH.html
NY Post : School's no haven for 'gentle giant'
http://www.nypost.com/news/regionalnews/27267.htm
Sacramento Bee : Spelling done, let fun begin
http://www.sacbee.com:80/news/news/local04_20010601.html
Oklahoman : Students win scholarships
http://www.oklahoman.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=694680&pic=none&TP=getarticle
Citizen : Junior Gardener program up and running
http://www.thecitizennews.com/main/archive-010601/news/cow-07.html
USA Today : Norquist's power high, profile low
http://www.usatoday.com:80/usatonline/20010601/3365787s.htm
Modesto Bee : 17-year-old earns her degree
http://www.modbee.com/metro/story/0,1113,271292,00.html
The State : Orphan steel palmettos finally find homes
http://web.thestate.com/content/columbia/2001/05/30/local/tree30.htm
May 31
St. Petersburgh Times : Perfect record payoff is new car for student
http://www.sptimes.com:80/News/053101/Citrus/Perfect_record_payoff.shtml
Cincinnati Post : Fishing Champ
http://www.cincypost.com/2001/may/31/thomas053101.html
May 30
Education Week : Bennett's Online Education System Needs Work, Critic Contends
http://www.edweek.org/ew/ewstory.cfm?slug=38bennett.h20
Laura Derrick
National Home Education Network
http://www.nhen.org
Permission is granted to forward or repost this digest or any links included
in it.
We try to pass along every news article in which homeschooling is mentioned,
without censoring, including negative articles or unfortunate bits written
about or associated with homeschooling. If you are offended by an article,
or if you especially like an article, we encourage you to write the editor
with your comments.
-----------------------------------------------
Membership on this list does not automatically confer membership in
the National Home Education Network. To become an NHEN member,
please visit www.nhen.org and fill out a membership form.
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