Prisoner of Patriarchal Presbyterian Pedagogy: Alia’s Story

CC image courtesy of Pixabay, Bilder_meines_Lebens. HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Alia” is a pseudonym. I grew up in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America. It was a small denomination, and I hope it’s getting smaller. In the RPCNA, only preachers and elders could be part of the governing body of the church: and

How Homeschooling Became a Tool of My Oppression and Identity- Angelina Carter’s Story

It is hard to credit the tool of my abuse with the formation of my personality.

Why This Simone Biles Homeschool Success Meme is Disrespectful to Homeschool Alumni (and Simone Biles)

Editorial Note: The following is reprinted with permission from Libby Anne’s blog Love Joy Feminism. It was originally published on Patheos on August 15, 2016. Edited by Wende Benner, HA Editorial Staff Meme features picture of Simone Biles with this text: But how will homeschooled kids ever compete in the real world?  Pretty well, I guess. Speaking as a homeschool alumna, this meme is disrespectful

As A Homeschooler…

Photo credit: Darcy Anne, used with permission.  Editor’s Note: Darcy Anne is a homeschool alumni blog partner. She blogs at Darcy’s Heart-stirrings. This post was originally published on July 28th, 2016, and is reprinted with permission. I’ve been watching my kids learn about their world and their place in it. Answering their questions about current events like the marriage equality

We Were Homeschooled Because We Were Poor: Alex’s Story

CC image courtesy of Flickr, Mark Strozier. HA note: The author’s name has been changed to ensure anonymity. “Alex” is a pseudonym. My whole life, my parents told me it was great that we didn’t go to the doctor, that everything in school was pointless, and that the alternative lifestyle was the best. I always thought so too and totally

Homeschooling as a Totalistic Tool

New religious movements take full advantage of homeschooling for their own totalistic ends.

Oregon Refuge Children Hid the Guns before Running

Last Friday, as soon as their mother climbed in the shower, five Sharp children bolted down the driveway of their Auburn, Kan., home.

Before they left, according to testimony in a Wednesday hearing, they took the guns out of a cubbyhole in the house and stashed them at the end of the drive. Then they got a ride from a neighbor to the Shawnee County sheriff’s office in Topeka.

Vaughn Ohlman No Longer Listed as Speaker for INCH Conference

Information Network for Christian Homes no longer lists child marriage advocate Vaughn Ohlman as a conference speaker.

Autistic and Homeschooled: Isobel’s Story

I am grateful to my parents for homeschooling me. It probably made my life a lot easier than it otherwise would have been.

Homeschooled, An Autistic’s Perspective: Katia’s Story

Homeschooling was Mom’s idea. Her public school experience was horrible, and she was thrilled when she heard Raymond Moore talk.