Luz Shosie and Ned Vare

on 8/11/02 8:09 AM, [email protected] at
[email protected] wrote:

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> Message: 24
> Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 08:03:19 -0400
> From: Bill and Diane <cen46624@...>
> Subject: Re: Re: 2225 -- what price for freedom?
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> kayb85 wrote:
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>> For those who think it's no big deal to have homeschool laws making
>> us hand in things to schools, what would you do if you were a
>> complete, total unschooler who lives in PA? At the end of the year,
>> you have to hand in a portfolio with samples of the student's work,
>> along with a letter from a qualified evaluator stating that progress
>> has been made. If the school district doesn't like it they can
>> initiate due process and ask for a more proof that education has
>> occured. So imagine you unschool and don't have workbook pages to
>> hand in. You could hand in some brochures of places you've been,
>> maybe photocopy a penpal letter your child writes, and if you're
>> luckky, you'll find a mathmania or puzzlemania book they've done.
>>
>> Keep in mind you'll be handing this portfolio in next to total school
>> at homers who will hand in thick scrapbooks filled with all kinds of
>> things that will impress school officials. You'll also have to hand

Ned blurts:

There you have it -- why it's important to change the laws; why it's
important to let legislators (who are responsible for all the bad laws) know
just how bad the situation is for you; and why, sometimes, it becomes
necessary for someone to accept the role of, shall we say, "public refuser"
in order to make the point that the laws are bad. Some people set themselves
on fire.

In a way, ours is a civil rights struggle, just like other ones. If we do
nothing, our situation will get worse. I guarantee it.

Ned Vare