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YAHOO-zers! The Carnival of Homeschooling is up - Independence Edition

The Carnival of Homeschooling: Independence Edition is up at Homeschool Cafe.

The spirit of this edition of the Carnival of Homeschooling was summed up beautifully in an entry by Scott Powell:

For 231 years, this nation of freedom, with a government by the people, has remarkably well endured, and that is definitely worth cheering about. But if the culture of freedom of Jefferson and Washington is going to survive even another century, I dare say, it will only be thanks to another revolution--the revolution in education which is homeschooling.

As independent home education becomes more mainstream, our individual successes will be viewed not as a commendable benefit for our children but as a growing collective threat to society. As such, many of us have experienced the efforts of our local, state, and--yes--federal governments to curb our independence as parent teachers in an effort to keep education "standardized" (read "easily controlled" and "mediocre").

They even used one of my favorite quotes from Benjamin Franklin:
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty nor security.

blessings! -Jacque

If you would like to submit a post for the next one, you will find the info HERE.