“I’ve read posts and comments on social media which suggest WHPA has changed after some founding members retired and new people stepped into leadership roles, and I’m not sure what to think. I mean, WHPA is still around, and we still have our homeschooling law and freedoms, right? What’s different?” As the old adage goes, […]
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Deschooling Our Children, Deschooling Ourselves
“I removed my children from public school at the end of this last school year, and we immediately began homeschooling for the summer so we wouldn’t fall behind. I must be doing something wrong, because they hate all the textbooks and workbooks I bought. They complain and fight constantly, or refuse to come out of […]
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Compulsory Attendance versus Compulsory Education – What is the Difference?
As Wisconsin homeschoolers, all WHPA members should be familiar with Wisconsin’s compulsory attendance law, Wis Stat 118.15, which requires any adult in charge of a child to ensure that child attends school regularly. It’s a straightforward idea: all children must attend school. However, there is sometimes confusion around that straightforward idea. Is there more to […]
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