Category Archives: Rants

Know Your Homeschool Laws: Declaration of Intent The Declaration of Intent is paperwork that must be submitted annually for HBI children ages 8-18. You DO NOT file a Declaration of Intent to Homeschool for a child who is under 8 … Continue reading →

Know Your Homeschool Laws: Qualifications to Homeschool There are four ways to qualify to homeschool in WA. You can be supervised by a teacher, have 45 college quarter credit hours, take a qualifying course, or be rubber-stamped by your local … Continue reading →

Know Your Homeschool Laws: What constitutes home-based instruction (the legal name of homeschooling in WA)? There are 11 subjects to cover under the WA homeschooling laws. But how you go about it, and what you use to cover them is … Continue reading →

Know Your Homeschool Laws: Compulsory Attendance The linchpin of all educational laws is compulsory attendance. Compulsory attendance laws are on the books in every state, but vary widely. In Washington, children 8-18 are subject to compulsory attendance laws. Just over … Continue reading →

As per the six week Fuhrman diet, I have stopped drinking coffee, and am now suffering the effects of withdraw. I think part of my headache is due to the vicious head cold that Michael seems intent on giving us … Continue reading →

I once worked for a literacy organization who served the homeless and other economically disadvantaged groups, the head of which used to say that too many social services organizations are really just jobs programs for the middle class. He was … Continue reading →

My friend Linda sent me a link to this video this morning. She didn’t specify why. I like that about her.

I was once told that the reason it was so important that only men could be ordained in the ICCEC, was because the clergy is “an icon of Christ.” Worship is so intrinsically bound to the role of our clergy … Continue reading →