I have an idea about a way to subtly support German homeschoolers. The German Information Center USA (which is run by the German Embassy in Washington DC) is holding its annual essay contest.
Topics include various ways that German ideas or German immigration has influenced the world or the US.
My idea is for lots of American homeschoolers to submit essays to this contest. My hope is that every mail day would bring in several entries of well written essays from children schooled at home. This is a bit like Principled Discovery's postcard idea from before Christmas. It isn't an impassioned protest letter or an online petition. It is just a reminder that American homeschoolers are watching. Maybe a reminder that lots of them are watching
The essays would be on the topics from the contest. This isn't just a way of sending veiled letters protesting the treatment of homeschoolers in Germany. It is a way of countering the idea that homeschoolers can't have good educational results or are existing in a parallel society.
If you like this idea, please share it with other homeschoolers via any blog or email list that you like. The contest deadline is April 15, 2008.
Saturday, January 19, 2008
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