Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 11:11 AM
Subject: [dfw-hs] HONDA - (again!) HB 3753 bad news for homeschoolers
This is not a good bill for homeschoolers. It had died, but is now back
again as HB 3753. Both H$LDA and THSC support it. Read the article below
that details the problems step by step. This is FEDERAL legislation and
as such could undermine and reverse the gains that have been made state
by state over the years. Just say NO to HONDA. Bad news for
homeschoolers. These articles relate to the older version of the bill
but the arguments still apply.
When contacting your represenatives to oppose this bill, be sure the
state the correct new bill number HB 3753. This bill needs to be killed now!
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/166.99/nd_clmn_tch.html
*** Legislators, left to their own devices, will understandably
represent the mainstream majority rather than the homeschooling
minority. Unless we educate them, most people assume that children need
to attend a conventional school to learn basic skills and become
socialized. Since the government oversees and regulates public schools,
many people assume it should regulate homeschools in the same way. They
also assume that homeschoolers want legislation that gives us benefits
like tax credits or that supposedly guarantees that we can participate
in public school courses or programs.
*** Legislation is very difficult to direct and control. Anytime
legislation is introduced that includes homeschooling provisions (even
if it is not a homeschooling bill as such), an amendment could easily be
added that would increase state regulation of homeschools. It's not a
question of what we could gain if legislation were introduced to give us
tax credits or some other benefit. It's a question of what we could lose
through the legislative process.
*** Once legislation is passed, government agencies write regulations
that have the force of law even though they are not written by a
representative body. Again, minority groups run the risk that
regulations will reflect mainstream values rather than their own and
turn the law against them.
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/205/sotch.html
HSLDA is presenting incorrect, misleading, and exaggerated claims for
what the bill would accomplish. Even in the unlikely event that the bill
brought a few small gains for homeschoolers, those gains would not be
worth the risks of opening the door to federal regulation of
homeschooling, creating a backlash against homeschoolers, and
strengthening the power of the federal government.
Unfortunately, HSLDA has a strong presence in Washington, D. C., partly
because their headquarters are near D. C. Therefore, it is very
important that homeschoolers who do not support this bill contact their
federal legislators. Otherwise, we could end up with legislation that
undermines homeschooling being supported by legislators who thought they
were helping homeschoolers.
<snip>
Homeschooling legislation recently introduced in the U. S. Congress
would open the door to federal regulation of homeschooling, perhaps
through required standardized testing; generate a backlash against
homeschoolers; and encourage homeschoolers to rely on so-called experts.
It would not result in the benefits to homeschoolers that HSLDA claims
it would. Homeschoolers who oppose this legislation need to contact
their federal representatives so they do not assume that HSLDA speaks
for homeschoolers or that homeschoolers want this legislation.
http://www.cthomeschoolnetwork.org/HONDA.htm
Certain states, such as Connecticut, have little or no state government
regulation of homeschooling. This bill will impose regulation over
homeschoolers where there was no regulation before.
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-an...?msg_id=00BN9h
The HONDA bill would insert regulations affecting homeschooling into
several laws that would allow the federal government to impose
regulation despite the fact that it has no authority to do so. While
homeschoolers do encounter problems from time to time, the resolution to
those problems is not necessarily found in newly amended federal law.
Those problems quite often are resolved through other means such as
education of the uninformed and negotiation.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [HEM-Networking] HONDA - (again!)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:43:09 -0000
From: homeschoolfreedom <groups@homeedmag.com>
Reply-To: HEM-Networking@yahoogroups.com
To: HEM-Networking@yahoogroups.com
The HOMESCHOOL NON-DISCRIMINATION BILL has been re-introduced. The
bill is HR 3753 IH, and it was introduced
on September 13, 2005 by Carol Musgrave, Colorado, with 59 cosponors.
You can read the entire bill at: http://thomas.loc.gov/.
There was an article published in HEM September-October 2003 -
Articles and Columns section -Taking Charge - Larry and Susan
Kaseman, "Say No To The Federal Homeschool Legislation", that explains
why many opposed HONDA the first time around and why many will
continue to oppose it now.
>From the column:
"This column discusses major difficulties created by the legislation
as a whole. Then it examines the problems raised by specific
provisions and suggests effective ways to oppose the bill."
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/205/sotch.html
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Subject: [dfw-hs] HONDA - (again!) HB 3753 bad news for homeschoolers
This is not a good bill for homeschoolers. It had died, but is now back
again as HB 3753. Both H$LDA and THSC support it. Read the article below
that details the problems step by step. This is FEDERAL legislation and
as such could undermine and reverse the gains that have been made state
by state over the years. Just say NO to HONDA. Bad news for
homeschoolers. These articles relate to the older version of the bill
but the arguments still apply.
When contacting your represenatives to oppose this bill, be sure the
state the correct new bill number HB 3753. This bill needs to be killed now!
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/166.99/nd_clmn_tch.html
*** Legislators, left to their own devices, will understandably
represent the mainstream majority rather than the homeschooling
minority. Unless we educate them, most people assume that children need
to attend a conventional school to learn basic skills and become
socialized. Since the government oversees and regulates public schools,
many people assume it should regulate homeschools in the same way. They
also assume that homeschoolers want legislation that gives us benefits
like tax credits or that supposedly guarantees that we can participate
in public school courses or programs.
*** Legislation is very difficult to direct and control. Anytime
legislation is introduced that includes homeschooling provisions (even
if it is not a homeschooling bill as such), an amendment could easily be
added that would increase state regulation of homeschools. It's not a
question of what we could gain if legislation were introduced to give us
tax credits or some other benefit. It's a question of what we could lose
through the legislative process.
*** Once legislation is passed, government agencies write regulations
that have the force of law even though they are not written by a
representative body. Again, minority groups run the risk that
regulations will reflect mainstream values rather than their own and
turn the law against them.
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/205/sotch.html
HSLDA is presenting incorrect, misleading, and exaggerated claims for
what the bill would accomplish. Even in the unlikely event that the bill
brought a few small gains for homeschoolers, those gains would not be
worth the risks of opening the door to federal regulation of
homeschooling, creating a backlash against homeschoolers, and
strengthening the power of the federal government.
Unfortunately, HSLDA has a strong presence in Washington, D. C., partly
because their headquarters are near D. C. Therefore, it is very
important that homeschoolers who do not support this bill contact their
federal legislators. Otherwise, we could end up with legislation that
undermines homeschooling being supported by legislators who thought they
were helping homeschoolers.
<snip>
Homeschooling legislation recently introduced in the U. S. Congress
would open the door to federal regulation of homeschooling, perhaps
through required standardized testing; generate a backlash against
homeschoolers; and encourage homeschoolers to rely on so-called experts.
It would not result in the benefits to homeschoolers that HSLDA claims
it would. Homeschoolers who oppose this legislation need to contact
their federal representatives so they do not assume that HSLDA speaks
for homeschoolers or that homeschoolers want this legislation.
http://www.cthomeschoolnetwork.org/HONDA.htm
Certain states, such as Connecticut, have little or no state government
regulation of homeschooling. This bill will impose regulation over
homeschoolers where there was no regulation before.
http://www.greenspun.com/bboard/q-an...?msg_id=00BN9h
The HONDA bill would insert regulations affecting homeschooling into
several laws that would allow the federal government to impose
regulation despite the fact that it has no authority to do so. While
homeschoolers do encounter problems from time to time, the resolution to
those problems is not necessarily found in newly amended federal law.
Those problems quite often are resolved through other means such as
education of the uninformed and negotiation.
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: [HEM-Networking] HONDA - (again!)
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 11:43:09 -0000
From: homeschoolfreedom <groups@homeedmag.com>
Reply-To: HEM-Networking@yahoogroups.com
To: HEM-Networking@yahoogroups.com
The HOMESCHOOL NON-DISCRIMINATION BILL has been re-introduced. The
bill is HR 3753 IH, and it was introduced
on September 13, 2005 by Carol Musgrave, Colorado, with 59 cosponors.
You can read the entire bill at: http://thomas.loc.gov/.
There was an article published in HEM September-October 2003 -
Articles and Columns section -Taking Charge - Larry and Susan
Kaseman, "Say No To The Federal Homeschool Legislation", that explains
why many opposed HONDA the first time around and why many will
continue to oppose it now.
>From the column:
"This column discusses major difficulties created by the legislation
as a whole. Then it examines the problems raised by specific
provisions and suggests effective ways to oppose the bill."
http://www.homeedmag.com/HEM/205/sotch.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS
