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Oprah has made the news again, but it's not in a good way. WorldNetDaily.com just put out a news alert (click here) with the headline Oprah's Essay Contest Excluded Homeschoolers. The rules state in fine print:
Michael Smith, President of the HSLDA, contacted the show and was rebuffed. He details his objection in an open letter to Oprah Winfrey.
This is disappointing. This is yet another area where homeschooling children are treated as second-rate students. I would have expected more from someone who was considered by the History Channel to be one of the top 100 Americans of All Time. Why make this exclusion? Like Smith says, it only serves to keep out those who would excel at such an essay. Are they afraid of competition? Are they simply ignorant? Its as if they intentionally singled out the one branch of education that is encountering the wildest forms of success.
I don't watch Oprah...ever. I once admired her success, but now it seems to me she's just as ignorant as the rest of the nation about the nature of homeschooling.
What others are saying about Oprah and her treatment of homeschoolers:
Follow up:
Oprah Acknowledges Homeschoolers After Contest
Contest
open to all legal residents of the US, who are currently enrolled
full-time (and in good standing) in a public or state-accredited
private or parochial school, grades 9–12.
Michael Smith, President of the HSLDA, contacted the show and was rebuffed. He details his objection in an open letter to Oprah Winfrey.
This is disappointing. This is yet another area where homeschooling children are treated as second-rate students. I would have expected more from someone who was considered by the History Channel to be one of the top 100 Americans of All Time. Why make this exclusion? Like Smith says, it only serves to keep out those who would excel at such an essay. Are they afraid of competition? Are they simply ignorant? Its as if they intentionally singled out the one branch of education that is encountering the wildest forms of success.
I don't watch Oprah...ever. I once admired her success, but now it seems to me she's just as ignorant as the rest of the nation about the nature of homeschooling.
What others are saying about Oprah and her treatment of homeschoolers:
- Phat Mommy chips in
- Sandy gets mad at Maple Grove
- Spunky Homeschool isn't riled by Oprah's slight
- Amy Beth isn't offended either
- Somerschool weighs in with Oprah, Homeschoolers, and Mockingbirds
Follow up:
Oprah Acknowledges Homeschoolers After Contest
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