mommyrooch Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Nope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommyrooch Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 They have been instrumental in many states having separate Christian and secular exemptions. It gives the impression that they might want to end secular homeschooling in the future and argue from a freedom of religion perspective. I am a Christian, but I don't want my non-Christian friends to lose their right to homeschool. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 We have a wonderful Florida homeschool lobbyist and we haven't joined HSLDA yet (though it's on my watch list). I saw first-hand how effective HSLDA is last summer when a friend with two recent home school graduates needed HSLDA's services suddently for both dc. HSLDA responded quickly and conclusively in both situations. It was so worth the yearly fee for them! Lisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I just remembered a comical episode from HSLDA here in Texas. Some years ago, a local ordinance in (I think) San Antonio came up which would have prohibited guns from being within a certain distance of all schools. The HSLDA folks made a laughingstock of themselves by leaping to defend the presence of guns in the home when the home happened to double as a homeschool. I wrote them to express my displeasure at the needless bid for public notice, because it only drew negative attention to homeschooling, and eventually received only some silly, dismissive reply. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beauty From Ashes Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 We aren't, yet we are walking around with many of the big "targets" on our backs that would have CPS at our door. We just don't pay for the "legal insurance" they provide. They don't handle all homeschooling issues, are very limited in scope, and we can foot the bill (it would be hard, but we would do it) should CPS knock on our door and freak out at our very well set up homeschool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarreymere Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I'll say yes. I like having a lawyer at my fingertips in case a social worker is standing on my porch. I've been a member for years. My DH supervises the CPS social workers in our county, and he is a fervent supporter of homeschooling........No HSLDA membership here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryMom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 No, thanks. If I did feel the need for legal insurance of some kind, I certainly wouldn't choose an organization that works against many of the issues that I work for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 No, nay, never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proverbs356lady Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Yes, and I once used their services. They were extremely helpful in resolving a minor situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxing Hare Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I didn't even bother researching these groups. I just assumed they helped those who needed help from school administration bullies. Does anyone know if the Texas Home School Coalition is as controversial? I hope it's a nice, happy group... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I wonder how the pro-HSLDA folks feel about HSLDA's recent mishandling of the Michigan situation? (Or is it Wisconsin? I always get them mixed up.) In a nutshell, they advised the homeschoolers in that state to file the form on paper instead of online and to NOT give required information, thereby making the state reject the paperwork and inviting more scrutiny. :001_huh: http://fiarhq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90946&highlight=file+paperwork+online Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 I wonder how the pro-HSLDA folks feel about HSLDA's recent mishandling of the Michigan situation? (Or is it Wisconsin? I always get them mixed up.) In a nutshell, they advised the homeschoolers in that state to file the form on paper instead of online and to NOT give required information, thereby making the state reject the paperwork and inviting more scrutiny. :001_huh: http://fiarhq.com/forum/showthread.php?t=90946&highlight=file+paperwork+online Can't be Michigan. We don't file anything! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Can't be Michigan. We don't file anything! :D Yep, it was Wisconsin. For the life of me I canNOT keep those two states straight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aelwydd Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 No. To support HSLDA would be the height of illogic. Why would we reject the narrow, test-driven focus of public school to join yet another organization ensconced in a myopic, restrictive view of education? If we desired to be told how to educate our son, we could have opted for the local elementary, and saved ourselves the trouble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misty Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Homeschooling for 10 years and never once joined HSLDA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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