Homeschool Fever

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This book contains articles collected from the Home Education Magazine from 1984 to 1994. Since homeschooling was just becoming “legal” during this time (legality in all 50 stages didn’t happen until 1989!), these folks were the pioneers of the modern day homeschooling movement. The articles / essays are grouped into categories such as [...]

Pre-1850s - Many children are educated in private schools or in the home; grammar schools are available in many larger towns, but attendence is not forced.  Parents had the right to choose and it wasn’t questioned!
1842 - Charlotte Mason is born in England
1852 - Massachusettes declares a compulsary education law for all
Mid-1800s - McGuffey Readers [...]