by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Encouragement
Nothing is like it should be, yet I have been feeling like Every. Single. Day. has been exactly the same — for weeks! Between Covid restrictions and the recent political tumult, winter doldrums hit us early and hit us hard. To compensate, I narrowed my life to three...
by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Legislative
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison Consider this startling quote from Thomas Jefferson, author of West Virginia’s Religious Freedom Clause: It is better to tolerate the rare instance of a parent refusing to let his child be educated, than to shock the...
by CHEWV | Feb 7, 2021 | Articles, Testing
Standardized testing often gets a bad rap in the homeschool world. After all, testing is a public school thing. Public schools have come to rely on test scores for funding, teacher promotions, grade promotions, and school excellency awards; and many base their entire...
by CHEWV | Jan 30, 2021 | Articles, Assessments
This year, many new homeschool families have opted to enroll in accredited online programs for their students. Unfortunately, many of these program directors have limited (or no) knowledge of the WV homeschool law because they are not WV-specific. Many offer...
by CHEWV | Nov 10, 2020 | Articles, High School
We’re in the army now! And the marines, and the navy, and the air force, and the national guard, and the coast guard…yes, homeschoolers are accepted into any branch of the military! In 2012 and 2014, Congress amended the National Defense Authorization Act, which...
by CHEWV | Nov 10, 2020 | Articles
by John Carey, CHEWV’s Legislative Liaison CHEWV now offers an exciting FREE member resource, Your Guide to U.S. Civics, to help families study American civics and government. This resourhttps://chewv.orgce is composed of 10 units which cover historic figures,...
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