www.TheOldSchoolhouse.com
So;get;out;there;and;fight;this;thing
with;all;your;might;but;don’t be afraid!
God is with you and will continue to
watch;over;you;and;your;families.
Mary Hood, Ph.D., and her husband, Roy,
homeschooled their five children since the
early 1980s. All have successfully made
the transition to adulthood. Mary has
a Ph.D. in education and is the direc-
tor of ARCHERS for the Lord, Inc. (The
Association of Relaxed Christian Home Ed-
ucators). She is the author of The;Relaxed
Home;School, The;Joyful;Home;Schooler,
and other books, and is available for speaking
engagements. Contact her via her website,
www.archersforthelord.org.
Endnotes
1.;I;wrote;about;this;in;an;e-book;called;God-Free
School;Zones;available;on;our;non-profit;web-site,;www.archersforthelord.org.
2.;I;wrote;about;this;in;Onto;the;Yellow;School
Bus;and;Through;the;Gates;of;Hell,;based;on;the
Martin;Luther;quote;(also;available;at;www.ar-
chersforthelord.org).
3. 20 USC 1252(a), 20 USC 3403(b), 20 USC
7907(a),;and;20;USC;1232(j);The;USC;stands
for;United;States;Code.;The;first;three;laws
concern;the;limitations;on;the;federal;govern-ment;in;the;area;of;curriculum,;and;the;fourth
sets;limits;on;national;testing.;Also;note;the
tenth amendment, which reserves the rights
not;enumerated;in;the;Constitution;to;the;in-dividual;states.;Education;was;not;mentioned,
and many of the framers were educators, so
they;didn’t;“forget”;to;mention;it!;All;educa-tion;should;be;under;local;control.
4.;My;workshop,;“Understanding;Common;Core:
A;Homeschooler’s;Perspective”;is;available;as;an
MP3;at;www.archersforthelord.org
