STOP....
LOOK and
LISTEN
One of the very first school lessons that is formally taught to school children is, "Stop, Look, and Listen." Learning to attune the eyes and ears to gathering information in order to think about things and make sound judgement is important. It is a practical lesson,one that will last a lifetime.
Little children who learn this lesson will put it into practice was they walk a buy street on the way to school, and then when they are older, the same lesson will help them safely drive a motor vehicle over an active railroad track. The lesson of using the senses is one that you will never outgrow. So, stop a minute and watch and listen to this promotional video for a Parent Partnership Program in a Washington State Public School.
Published in January 2010, the video can also be viewed on YouTube, here (if it does not appear below.) Listen carefully as you observe the Port Gardner Parent Partnership in Everette, Washington. inform prospective parents that their school exists to "provide resource to support, encourage and guide parents as the teach their children in home-based classes."
You might be surprised to see and hear how this program and others like it across our state, are not what you might be led to believe at first glance..
LOOK and
LISTEN
One of the very first school lessons that is formally taught to school children is, "Stop, Look, and Listen." Learning to attune the eyes and ears to gathering information in order to think about things and make sound judgement is important. It is a practical lesson,one that will last a lifetime.
Little children who learn this lesson will put it into practice was they walk a buy street on the way to school, and then when they are older, the same lesson will help them safely drive a motor vehicle over an active railroad track. The lesson of using the senses is one that you will never outgrow. So, stop a minute and watch and listen to this promotional video for a Parent Partnership Program in a Washington State Public School.
Published in January 2010, the video can also be viewed on YouTube, here (if it does not appear below.) Listen carefully as you observe the Port Gardner Parent Partnership in Everette, Washington. inform prospective parents that their school exists to "provide resource to support, encourage and guide parents as the teach their children in home-based classes."
You might be surprised to see and hear how this program and others like it across our state, are not what you might be led to believe at first glance..
What do these programs offer?
Homeschooling is what they would have you think they are offering. Several parents specifically mention it. They suggest they like the program because they could not do homeschooling on their own.
By calling or even suggesting that these programs are "homeschooling",
many people, even legislators, (some who know little about home based education,)
mistakenly think that THIS and programs like it, are what homeschooling (or home based education,) is.
Keep in mind that the NEA has always considered homeschooled children
under the supervision and tutelage of their own parents to be "at risk" of failing to be educated..
These Alternative Learning Programs (ALE's or PPP's)
exist for children that the school district deems
to be "at risk." (In danger of failure.) They are happy
to put active parents, and their children into programs governed by ALE's and ALPs.
Alternative Learning Experience, that is a term that is not used in this video.
Why not?
BEWARE. On paper trails ,you attempted home based education.
You gave it up and joined the program....
The school gets more money now and you officially qualify to take part in the ALE.
So, you join the program, enjoy the benefit you see in being
in a state-funded "homeschool-like" program
and then tell all of your homeschooling friends.
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Pretty soon, all those people who used to be interested in homeschooling will be doing it and call it "homeschool." and thus allow the NEA to redefine what ."homeschooling ".is.
What draws participants into the program?many people, even legislators, (some who know little about home based education,)
mistakenly think that THIS and programs like it, are what homeschooling (or home based education,) is.
Keep in mind that the NEA has always considered homeschooled children
under the supervision and tutelage of their own parents to be "at risk" of failing to be educated..
These Alternative Learning Programs (ALE's or PPP's)
exist for children that the school district deems
to be "at risk." (In danger of failure.) They are happy
to put active parents, and their children into programs governed by ALE's and ALPs.
Alternative Learning Experience, that is a term that is not used in this video.
Why not?
BEWARE. On paper trails ,you attempted home based education.
You gave it up and joined the program....
The school gets more money now and you officially qualify to take part in the ALE.
So, you join the program, enjoy the benefit you see in being
in a state-funded "homeschool-like" program
and then tell all of your homeschooling friends.
T
Pretty soon, all those people who used to be interested in homeschooling will be doing it and call it "homeschool." and thus allow the NEA to redefine what ."homeschooling ".is.
One mom says she heard about the "Washington State Homeschooling System."
Is there any such thing as the Washington State Homeschooling System?
No. There is alternative learning programs in the school system,
and there is home based education... a.k.a. homeschool.
Schools are not given tax dollars to provide any funding for private or home based school.
Did she mean interaction with home "educators" or public school educators?No. There is alternative learning programs in the school system,
and there is home based education... a.k.a. homeschool.
Schools are not given tax dollars to provide any funding for private or home based school.
Another mom states that she likes the option of her child being both able to learn at home and having interaction with other educators.
Both are indeed "educators" as also are teachers in private schools.
She could mean program heads or simply mean, other participating dads and moms.
One mom says was interested in the program because she never ever thought that she would be able to "homeschool."
This is odd, because there is no pressure from schools for parents to" homeschool" their children.
The place to go to get information and encouragement to send your
child to a private school is at a private school and
to homeschool you would consult a homeschool support
group or organization, not a public school.
One mom says she was"too afraid" to homeschool and she didn't think that she could do that on her own.The place to go to get information and encouragement to send your
child to a private school is at a private school and
to homeschool you would consult a homeschool support
group or organization, not a public school.
Afraid to "homeschool?" Why?
THINK ABOUT IT! Why is she afraid? Why is she suggesting that she cannot homeschool on her own?
Maaybe she is afraid of what people would think. Maybe she is afraid it would be "against the law?"
Let's face it... there are documented cases all over the nation of school authorities and/or state officials, forcibly attempting to remove children from homes, (wrongfully;) simply because the parents choose to home base their children's education instead of sending them to the local public school
and someone didn't like them doing it or having the freedom to make that decision.
.
Read this 2010 HSLDA article about the Crissy Family in New York.
Maaybe she is afraid of what people would think. Maybe she is afraid it would be "against the law?"
Let's face it... there are documented cases all over the nation of school authorities and/or state officials, forcibly attempting to remove children from homes, (wrongfully;) simply because the parents choose to home base their children's education instead of sending them to the local public school
and someone didn't like them doing it or having the freedom to make that decision.
.
Read this 2010 HSLDA article about the Crissy Family in New York.
One mom says that the teachers care as much about her kids as she does.
Your child's teacher may be a kind and caring, loving soul, and an excellent teacher too, but she or she does not have the same paternal instincts you do for the well being of your own kids.
Your child's teacher may be a kind and caring, loving soul, and an excellent teacher too, but she or she does not have the same paternal instincts you do for the well being of your own kids.
NOTE: No parent mentions "money" as an incentive to join a Parent Partnership Program in this video. However, there is money involved to your personal benefit if you join. Some parents are paid to teach classes. Parents are given options on selection of curriculum, while the state pays for learning materials, hiring of teachers and purchase their books.
It cannot be stressed enough that these programs are NOT homeschooling.
Are any people in these programs doing home-based education?
ter research on my own is that few are. Participants may be part time, even taking an "ancillary" class, but most all are counted as full time enrolled. This is because this is the point of the alt ed program.
Also, each full-time public school student generates funding for the school district out of which the student is allocated expenditures for too. Not only is funding and advantage for all interest parties, but these full time students that the schools insist on calling "homeschoolers," which now have to report and answer to the teachers and the state, suit the National Education Association's (NEA) "resolutions" in regards to parents and the kinds of "homeschooling." (See the link and more NEA references at the end of this article,)
Are any people in these programs doing home-based education?
ter research on my own is that few are. Participants may be part time, even taking an "ancillary" class, but most all are counted as full time enrolled. This is because this is the point of the alt ed program.
Also, each full-time public school student generates funding for the school district out of which the student is allocated expenditures for too. Not only is funding and advantage for all interest parties, but these full time students that the schools insist on calling "homeschoolers," which now have to report and answer to the teachers and the state, suit the National Education Association's (NEA) "resolutions" in regards to parents and the kinds of "homeschooling." (See the link and more NEA references at the end of this article,)
What academic classes and/or subject areas do they advertise offering for your kids to learn?
We see paint tubes.... and kids painting with paintbrushes.
We see hands getting messy in a bin of what could be play dough.
We see kids listening to someone reading while sitting in a group,
kids attentively listening so some kinds of verbal instruction from adults
We see kids touching and handling an iguana, school work display and kids leaving a gymnasium.
We hear about foreign language opportunities and even see some computers and hear about on lin learning.
We see kids wearing karate uniforms doing karate moves....
but hear nothing about academia like Chemistry or Algebra or English being taught to these kids while they are at their classes. Everything appears to be elective type of classes.
Are there any sublime messages...indications that people who are of the Christian will be comfortable here?
Yes, Several. Did you notice a cross necklace? Two?
Did you read the kid's t-shirt?
Do they give credit for using any religious based materials, frequently used by Christian homeschoolers, like APOLOGIA SCIENCE, ROD AND STAFF readers, , or ABEKA MATH, in public school? How about in Parent PArtnership Programs just like this?
A lot of people choose to private school or home educate so they can freely used curriculum like these.
Are there any terms or words used that might have double meanings or be ambiguously misunderstood?
Yes. Several.
"committed to every student's success."
Does this hoping and helping everyone so their best or does it have a political connotation?
Does it refer to the United Way's , "Success by 6"?
Does this mean "success" as per the Success For All foundation?
(This foundation promotes the Common Core Curriculum.}
"home directed instruction"
Does this mean it is actually parent directed from the home,
(like home based education,) or do they mean directed
by the school district to be done under the
supervision of the parent while at home?
"Ensure the learning of each student"
Does this mean that children will simply learn and enjoy learning with
support from teachers and parents who care, or does this refer to
specific state mandated objectives, that will be met, as in the Core Curriculum,
One thing that is offered to, "active parents,"is a role in their child's education.
Odd, isn't it, that the role of being active in the life of the child is
offered to the parent from the school?
As guardian to the child parents can rest assured that they do
not need the school's permission to be active in their
child's education. It is the parent, actually, that delegates
a role to the school in the life of their kids and who have
say over what is in the best interest, (or not,) of their child.
THINK ABOUT IT! It's citizens (thereby parents,) who vote for laws and school bonds,
elects school board members and superintendents too.
offered to the parent from the school?
As guardian to the child parents can rest assured that they do
not need the school's permission to be active in their
child's education. It is the parent, actually, that delegates
a role to the school in the life of their kids and who have
say over what is in the best interest, (or not,) of their child.
THINK ABOUT IT! It's citizens (thereby parents,) who vote for laws and school bonds,
elects school board members and superintendents too.
They say the offer "support" too. One teacher remarks, "One of the ways we best support parents is helping them know what the state requires."
This teacher's job is not supporting you in your decision to homeschool,
rather, she is being paid to overseeing how well you administer public school in your home.
If you need support or clarity understanding the home based education
law, get your answers from one of the many homeschooling organizations
that have formed to help legalize, (not restrain) homeschooling in our state.
Home educators, are subject only to those minimum state laws
and regulations which are necessary to insure that a sufficient basic
educational opportunity is provided to the children receiving
such instruction. They are given flexibility to accommodate for
learning in the variations of family lifestyles and need for flexibility, and are also
not expected to give an account for expenditure of tax dollars as a government institution is.
law, get your answers from one of the many homeschooling organizations
that have formed to help legalize, (not restrain) homeschooling in our state.
Home educators, are subject only to those minimum state laws
and regulations which are necessary to insure that a sufficient basic
educational opportunity is provided to the children receiving
such instruction. They are given flexibility to accommodate for
learning in the variations of family lifestyles and need for flexibility, and are also
not expected to give an account for expenditure of tax dollars as a government institution is.
What do the public school teachers like about the program?
We are told that the teachers like smaller classes and getting to know the students. They like having time to go deeper into subjects, and the idea expressed is that they like the many hands-on learning experiences... things like letting "the snails crawl across the desk."
This is great. Every valuable teacher/educator would certainly appreciate the qualities of a low
student to teacher ratio and ample classroom time to learn lessons or
to make up-close and personal observations
about nature... (even if on a desk.).
THINK ABOUT IT! Why is this? Why is it a prerequisite that you must be a homeschooler to join?
Evidently, the programs are not open to everyone, just those who meet the criteria.
It's true. You must provide proof that have "tried" homeschooling but really it goes deeper than that.
student to teacher ratio and ample classroom time to learn lessons or
to make up-close and personal observations
about nature... (even if on a desk.).
How and why did this program come into being?
We are not told much. We are told that someone was specifically hired by the district to implement the program.....and that this is because there were a lot of "active parents" in the district who wanted to have a place locally where they could bring their children and play a role in their child's education.
Are there any special requirements for participation?
Yes there is, however this is not told to us in the video. The question can be answered from the website though. Information says that you must be homeschooling... that is right, "homeschooling," for at least one semester...( 90 days) in order to be eligible for the program.
THINK ABOUT IT! Why is this? Why is it a prerequisite that you must be a homeschooler to join?
Evidently, the programs are not open to everyone, just those who meet the criteria.
It's true. You must provide proof that have "tried" homeschooling but really it goes deeper than that.
What does this program offer to parents and their children?
The website for this publicly funded school informs us that this program offers (or provide)s "resource to support, encourage and guide parents as the teach their children in home-based classes."
Really? This is interesting. What kinds of resources does the public school offer?
How are these "resources"distributed and paid for?
Does your local public school fund home based schooling?
Let's THINK ABOUT THIS for just a minute.
While they claim to support homeschooling, lets remember that the school district you live in does not work like the Washington Homeschool Organizations which have volunteers who answer calls and works with legislators both protect homeschooling families with out state law and who
work diligently keep homeschooling freely a reality for those who choose it for there families, and there are several homeschooling organizations in Washington, at least one in every state.
Your public school does not work legislatively to ensure your parental rights for home based education
and teachers unions like the NEA does not want YOU to "homeschool" your child.
Your public school does not work legislatively to ensure your parental rights for home based education
and teachers unions like the NEA does not want YOU to "homeschool" your child.
There are three, and only three, ways to fulfill the compulsory education laws we have in
Washington State for children who are over the age of eight. (And yes, by law, you may, but are not legally obligated to, send your children to public school in Washington until they are eight.)
Once they are eight, the law requires that some form of formal education begin.
To fulfill this legal obligation parents can use their local public school, (paid for by tax dollars,)
or they arrange to pay for private school, or make they may make the
declaration to privately home educate, for which they themselves must also pay
Neither private options, home based schooling or private school, are to be paid for by public funding.
There are legal provisions whereby these same private or homeschooled students may have access
to classes and sports on an ancillary basis at the local public school, but for this program to
suggest that a publicly funded program exists to support "home-based education"is misleading.
It would also be misleading if the offer for resources or "support" for home'based education came from public funding or if it would require that the home based student
enroll full-time into the local public school.
Homeschool minded parents of young children should not be so quick to sign up for these programs.
It would also be misleading if the offer for resources or "support" for home'based education came from public funding or if it would require that the home based student
enroll full-time into the local public school.
Homeschool minded parents of young children should not be so quick to sign up for these programs.
Stop. Look at your educational options. Listen to Homeschooling Organizations as well as what these programs offer before you sign up to receive any "allotment" from your local public school.
2012-2013 NEA Resolutions here
2013-2014 NEA Resolutions here
Are you aware of the Common Core Curriculum? <---click a="" here="" href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/25/opinion/ravitch-common-core-standards/" nbsp="" nd="" target="_blank"> here
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