Not much news recently. There have been spelling bees, graduations, a lot of fluff pieces. I anticipate this will continue to slow during the summer months. Here’s what I’ve seen recently:
Richmond Times Dispatch, VA - 1 hour ago
The year before, state courts had refused to allow Boyers and her husband, Rick, to home-school, and she had to use a small room at a nearby Christian …
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Homeschool graduate heads to college
Catoosa County News, GA - 8 hours ago It’s that she was homeschooled from kindergarten through high school. Last month, she saw the culmination of her years of learning under the tutelage of her … |
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Homeschool Reading Club Excitement
About – News & Issues, NY - 8 hours ago I receive many emails each year from parents sharing how the Homeschool Summer Reading Club has inspired their child and encouraged them to read, read, … |
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New Creek resident presents board with copy of home school policy
Cumberland Times-News, MD - 15 hours ago On Wednesday, home school supporters Joy Baker and Bretta Spencer, both of Keyser, appealed to the board to not only intervene with the proposed policy … |
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Homeschooling Equals Educational Anarchy?
Dakota Voice, SD - 6 hours ago The California Teachers Association has of course come down in favor of the anti-homeschool ruling, and in doing so, have made a grossly inaccurate charge. … |
 Home School Legal Defense Association |
Getting There
Home School Legal Defense Association - Jun 5, 2008 How can homeschooling parents drive this point home? The solution is simple—“a grade impact,” stated Naomi. Two other homeschool grads agreed. … |
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» 19 hrs ago: Proposed homeschool restrictions draw criticism from …
Examiner.com - Jun 5, 2008 Michael Donnelly, a lawyer with the Home School Legal Defense Association who has been involved with the issue in DC, said he’s been sending out alerts to … |
The Havre Daily News, MT - 9 hours ago
With his home school curriculum, nothing is set in stone. For the Pereas and other home school families, that’s the beauty of it. Besides, Joseph is already …
Even from Yahoo:
Rowan Homeschool Association session 
The Salisbury Post – Jun 06 1:05 AM – Rowan Homeschool Association session The Rowan County Homeschool Association will host an information session at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace …
Parents making plans for homeschool co-op Tahoe Daily Tribune – Jun 03 8:56 PM – Inspired by Tahoe Parents Nursery School, a few parents want to start a homeschool version of the successful co-op.
Proposed homeschool restrictions draw criticism from across U.S. The Washington Examiner – Jun 05 4:35 PM – Calls from across the country have been flooding into the D.C. State Superintendent’s Office from families who are profoundly unhappy about the proposed restrictions on homeschooling.
Home-school student wins scholarship to Wofford Spartanburg Herald-Journal – Jun 04 2:40 PM – David Jesse Dixon, a homeschool student, has been awarded a Benjamin Wofford Scholarship at Wofford College
In brief Corvallis Gazette-Times – Jun 06 5:48 PM – McDonald’s hosts Cricket fundraiser A fundraiser is being held tonight at the Ninth Street and downtown McDonald’s restaurants in Corvallis to benefit a local child who is fighting brain cancer.
May 30, 2008
For the couple of people who have found this site so far…
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You might notice up top that the name of the blog has been changed from Okinawa Homeschoolers to Okinawa Unschoolers. The reason behind this is we did not want to confuse ourselves with the Yahoo group of a similar name.
Our address, as you’ll notice, is the same. The kanji is the same. We are still open and receptive to homeschoolers of all backgrounds and learning styles (we’re not ‘unschooling elitists” or anything of that nature). We just didn’t want to step on anyone’s toes so we’ll avoid that before it has the chance to become an issue.
We got a comment! It’s from Tokyo which doesn’t lend well for getting together… but welcome anyway! Thank you for the support and encouraging words. We hope to get up there to mainland more than once while in the hemisphere. We’ll let you know and try to get all of the must-see-spots off the beaten path.
Before I go, the calendar section is up, but you’ll need a password to see where the group is going (security reasons) so drop us an email to join up and we can get you the appropriate access.