North Star Independent Homeschoolers™
Homeschooling in Alaska: The Book
Homeschooling in Alaska is a one-of-a-kind book that chronicles the history of homeschooling in America's last frontier from the 1800's through around 2000. It is written by Interior Alaskan educator and long-time homeschool veteran Teresa Hanson.
This is a very important book for all Alaskan homeschoolers, legislators, educators, and everyone interested in or researching this piece of Alaskan history.
Homeschooling in Alaska
By Terje (Teresa) Hanson
Table of Contents
Introduction 5
Chapter One 11
The Early Period: Home Schooling Begins. Circa 1880's-1930's
Chapter Two
Alaska Responds: Establishes a Correspondence Program. 1933-1960 16
Alaska Brings the Supervision of Correspondence Education Home 1960-1962 31
Chapter Three
Statewide Growing Pains: Decentralization of Home Education 1960-1975 35
The Battle to Keep State Correspondence Education 1972-1975 41
District Correspondence Programs vs. Centralized Correspondence 58
Chapter Four
Their Own Way: The Private Sector and the Battle for Exemption from State Education Laws 1985-Present 62
The Emergence of the Private Homeschool Movement 66
Private Exempt Home Schools 69
A Resolution 79
Alaska Deregulates Homeschooling 82
Chapter Five
The State Adjusts: Tax-Funded Home School Assistance Programs IDEA 1997-Present 85
"The Voice of One Crying in the Wilderness" 105
Chapter Six
The Friendly Home School State: The Educational Experiments, What the Alaskan Experience Shows 109
Bibliography 114
Homeschooling in Alaska *Order Information
This book is available from its author for $7.00 per copy plus shipping. E-mail Terje (Teresa) Hanson at sorensen_hanson(at)hotmail.com to order this one-of-a-kind informative and historical book.
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