NC: WE NEED A NEW STATEWIDE
That’s the conclusion I draw from Toni’s HEM post. It’s a good summary of the sad state of home education in NC. Fortunately, it’s perfectly safe to ignore the DNPE and their many stupid suggestions.
And, as Toni points out, our Christian statewide is utterly useless. Unfortunately, there is no secular statewide. Toni, I believe, tried to push HA-NC in that direction. But they’re content to be a kaffeeklatsch.
If I were to attempt to form a new statewide (I’m not. Too much on my plate already) I’d make sure that it was vehement in its opposition to the DNPE over-reach. My new group would write lots of LttE of the big state papers, especially the Raleigh News & Observer detailing every single time Rod Helder and the DNPE overstepped the law. My new group would make him the object of ridicule, so that the DNPE (which really is Rod Helder) wouldn’t dare stick a single toe past the legal line. Then, when the DNPE was sufficiently cowed, my statewide group would work towards the goal of fixing our homeschooling laws. They’re relatively crappy, even if NCHE amd HA-NC would have us believe otherwise.
2 Responses to “NC: WE NEED A NEW STATEWIDE”
 Comment by Toni March 4th, 2008 at 9:31 pm |
Ya know, Daryl. . . . I don’t think many folks around NC will get alarmed until DNPE ratchets up their extra-legal requests to simply outrageous levels (again). NCHE has done such an excellent job of lulling folks into complacency, to the point that the status quo is just business as usual. No one bats an eye…. |
 Comment by Daryl Cobranchi March 4th, 2008 at 9:41 pm |
So, Toni, when are you going to turn NCLOOP into a real inclusive statewide? I’ll be member number 2. |