The Zeiger Family Homestead Blog

Even though we unschooled Aly, we support the local school district when we can. Mostly, we do this because we owe them a debt of gratitude for everything they did to support Aly’s “independent” education. In August, we had an opportunity to support them, and may have helped significantly.

This is the conclusion of a 3-part series, that begins with an explanation of why we urge all homeschoolers to support their local schools, and includes an explanation of what we did to assist the local school district. Continue reading →

A couple of days ago I introduced a situation we experienced recently, where our relationship with the Haines Borough School District (HBSD) got it into trouble with the Alaska Department of Education (AKDOE).

The Superintendent asked for a copy of the email we sent that formally withdrew Aly from enrollment in the local correspondence school. We sent it along with a scan of Aly’s diploma and her final transcript. I also wrote a long-winded, passionate defense of the HBSD. I’ll summarize here:

I was appalled that AKDOE might consider our decision to home school Aly a “failure” on the part of HBSD. I felt that was a false and unfair assessment of our situation. Continue reading →