Not All Homeschoolers Are Religious (But Many Are)

“When I and other bloggers talk about some of the problems in the conservative Christian homeschooling subculture, we are informed by secular homeschool parents that not all homeschoolers are religious, and in fact that religious homeschoolers are just a minority today and not really a problem to be worried about. Well yes, we know that not all homeschoolers are religious. However, it’s a simple fact that many—perhaps even the majority—are.”

Results of HA Basic Survey, Part Five: Fundamentalism as a Factor in Educational Quality, Abuse, and Other Areas

The Homeschoolers Anonymous (HA) Basic Survey was conducted for adult graduates of the Christian homeschool movement. 242 individuals took the the survey. Those 242 individuals represented 42 U.S. states and 8 foreign countries. The majority of respondents are from families which were members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

Results of HA Basic Survey, Part Four: Parental Education as a Factor in Educational Quality, Abuse, and Current Religious Beliefs

The Homeschoolers Anonymous (HA) Basic Survey was conducted for adult graduates of the Christian homeschool movement. 242 individuals took the the survey. Those 242 individuals represented 42 U.S. states and 8 foreign countries. The majority of respondents are from families which were members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

Results of HA Basic Survey, Part Three: Economics as a Factor in Educational Quality, Abuse, and Current Religious Beliefs

The Homeschoolers Anonymous (HA) Basic Survey was conducted for adult graduates of the Christian homeschool movement. 242 individuals took the the survey. Those 242 individuals represented 42 U.S. states and 8 foreign countries. The majority of respondents are from families which were members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

Results of HA Basic Survey, Part Two: Summary of Findings

The Homeschoolers Anonymous (HA) Basic Survey was conducted for adult graduates of the Christian homeschool movement. 242 individuals took the the survey. Those 242 individuals represented 42 U.S. states and 8 foreign countries. The majority of respondents are from families which were members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

Results of HA Basic Survey, Part One: Demographic Considerations

The Homeschoolers Anonymous (HA) Basic Survey was conducted for adult graduates of the Christian homeschool movement. 242 individuals took the the survey. Those 242 individuals represented 42 U.S. states and 8 foreign countries. The majority of respondents are from families which were members of the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA).

Learning Together: Emily

“I thrived in self-directed, participatory learning. I’m reading Freire’s Pedagogy of the Oppressed this week and I missed out on what he terms the banking model of education, where the student is an empty account into which the expert teacher makes deposits (till high school and college, at least). In contrast, my mom always talked about how we all learned together.”

How Bad Homeschool Research Hurts Homeschoolers

The HSLDA/NHERI numbers on homeschooling are like stumbling around on that Lego-strewn carpet.