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Homeschooling gives students an 'academic edge': 'non-partisan ...
MONTREAL, Quebec, September 13, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Homeschooling — as long as it’s structured or follows a curriculum — can provide kids with an academic edge, according to a new study from Concordia University and Mount Allison University.
“Structured homeschooling may offer opportunities for academic performance beyond those typically experienced in public schools,” says lead author Sandra Martin-Chang, a professor in the Concordia Department of Education.
Though numerous...
Date: 2011-09-13 16:11:00
Related topics : department of education home school / homeschooling their children / from homeschool to high school
Quebec judge orders three-year-old into daycare for 'socialization ...
Michael Donnelly, Director of International Relations for the Home School Legal Defense Association, said Quebec appears to be joining countries like Germany and Sweden in its repressive opposition to homeschooling.
“There is homeschooling freedom in most of Canada. However, it appears that Québec is more like Germany or Sweden when it comes to homeschooling regulations,” said Donnelly.
“This judge’s decision reads like one from these countries that are repressing homeschooling....
Date: 2011-05-06 21:33:00
Related topics : homeschooling in canada / homeschooling in quebec
Swedish authorities threaten to completely revoke parental rights of ...
STOCKHOLM, October 12, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Swedish authorities that seized a seven-year-old boy from his family because the parents chose to homeschool him are threatening the parents with permanent loss of their child and a complete termination of their parental rights.
Swedish police snatched Domenic Johansson, son of Christer and Annie Johansson, in June 2009 from an airplane bound for India, Annie’s homeland. The main reason for the seizure was that Domenic was homeschooled. Since...
Date: 2011-10-12 18:06:00
Related topics : homeschool legal defense association
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