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Insights on homeschooling in the new millenium
ƟŽŶ͕ŵĂŶLJůĞĂƌŶŝŶŐĂŶĚďĞŚĂǀŝŽƌĂů
ĚŝĸĐƵůƟĞƐĂƌĞďĞƐƚƐĞƌǀĞĚŝŶĂŶĞŶ-
ǀŝƌŽŶŵĞŶƚŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶĂĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵ͘
ƚŽĐŽŶƐƚĂŶƚůLJǁĂŝƚĨŽƌŽƚŚĞƌƐƚŽĮŶ-
ŝƐŚĂƐƐŝŐŶŵĞŶƚƐŽƌƚŽŐĞƚƋƵŝĞƚďĞ-
ĨŽƌĞƚŚĞƚĞĂĐŚĞƌĐĂŶŐŝǀĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐ͕
the school day doesn’t
ŚĂǀĞƚŽůĂƐƚƚŚĂƚůŽŶŐ͘
dŚĞĮƌƐƚƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ
ĞǀĞƌLJŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůƉĂƌĞŶƚ
ŐĞƚƐĨƌŽŵĂŶŽŶͲŚŽŵĞ-
ƐĐŚŽŽůĨĂŵŝůLJŝƐƚŚĞŽŶĞ
ĂďŽƵƚƐŽĐŝĂůŝnjĂƟŽŶ͘,Žǁ
ǁŝůůLJŽƵƌŬŝĚƐďĞƐŽĐŝĂů-
ŝnjĞĚ͍tŚĂƚƚŚĞLJĂƌĞƚƌƵůLJ
ĂƐŬŝŶŐŝƐŚŽǁǁŝůůLJŽƵƌ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŵĂŬĞĨƌŝĞŶĚƐĂŶĚ
ůĞĂƌŶƚŽďĞŚĂǀĞŶŽƌŵĂůůLJ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŵ͘EĞǀĞƌĨĞĂƌ͘
DŽƐƚŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůĞƌƐĂƌĞ
ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚŝŶƐƉŽƌƚƐ͕ŵƵƐŝĐ͕
Ăƌƚ͕ĐůƵďƐ͕LJŽƵƚŚŐƌŽƵƉƐ͕
ĞƚĐ͕͘ƐŽŵĂŬŝŶŐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ
isn’t an issue. Plus, they
ŚĂǀĞŵŽƌĞŽƉƉŽƌƚƵŶŝƟĞƐ
to interact with people
ŽĨĂůůĂŐĞƐ͘DĂŶLJƚŽǁŶƐ
ŚĂǀĞĐŽͲŽƉƐĂŶĚŽƌŐĂ-
ŶŝnjĞĚŐƌŽƵƉƐƚŚĂƚĐŽŶŶĞĐƚ
ƐƵĐŚĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐdŚƌĞĞůŽĐĂů
ŐƌŽƵƉƐĂƌĞ͗,ŽůLJŶŐĞůƐ
ĂƚŚŽůŝĐ,ŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽů
KŶĞŽĨƚŚĞďĞƐƚƐŝĚĞĞīĞĐƚƐŽĨ
'ƌŽƵƉ͕hŵĂƟůůĂDŽƌƌŽǁ,ŽŵĞ-
ŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐŝƐƚŚĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJŽĨ
school Group and the Pendleton
LJŽƵƌƐĐŚĞĚƵůĞ͘tŝŶƚĞƌǀĂĐĂƟŽŶ͍EŽ ,ŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ;ƉŚƐĂ͘
ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘tĂŶƚŵŽƌĞƟŵĞƚŽƌŝĚĞ
ďĐŵŝ͘ŶĞƚͿ͘
LJŽƵƌŚŽƌƐĞŽƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĞƚŚĞŐƵŝƚĂƌ͍
^ŽǁŚĂƚĚŽĞƐŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐ
Done. When a student doesn’t have ůŽŽŬůŝŬĞ͍/ƚĐŽƵůĚďĞŶŽƚŚŝŶŐLJŽƵ͛ǀĞ
ĞǀĞƌƐĞĞŶďĞĨŽƌĞ͕ůŝŬĞƵŶƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐ͕
which is totally child driven. If they
ĂƌĞŝŶƚĞƌĞƐƚĞĚŝŶďƵŐƐ͕LJŽƵŐŽƚŽ
ƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ͕ďƵŝůĚĂďƵŐĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͕
ǀŝƐŝƚĂŵƵƐĞƵŵ͕ƌĞĂĚŬƐĂďŽƵƚ
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See us for all your medical
ĞdžƉĞƌŝŵĞŶƚƐ͘Kƌ͕ŝƚĐŽƵůĚďĞƐƚƌƵĐ-
needs. Most major
ƚƵƌĞĚůŝŬĞĂƐŵĂůůĐůĂƐƐƌŽŽŵǁŝƚŚ
insurances, Medicare and
Oregon Medicaid accepted.
ĚĞƐŬƐ͕ĐŽŵƉƵƚĞƌƐ͕ĐŚĂůŬďŽĂƌĚƐĂŶĚ
We are an insurance
exchange and Medicaid
ƌĞĐĞƐƐƟŵĞ͘/ƚĐĂŶƚĂŬĞƉůĂĐĞĂƚƚŚĞ
Assistor Site. Please give us
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By SUZANNE KENNEDY
,ŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐŝƐŶ͛ƚĂŶĞǁ
ƉŚĞŶŽŵĞŶŽŶ͕ďƵƚŝƚƐƵƌĞůLJŚĂƐŐĂƌ-
ŶĞƌĞĚĂůŽƚŽĨĂƩĞŶƟŽŶŝŶƚŚĞƉĂƐƚ
few years.
WƌŝŽƌƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƌůLJϭϵϬϬƐ͕ŵŽƐƚ
ĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶǁĞƌĞƚĂƵŐŚƚĂƚŚŽŵĞŽƌŝŶ
ŽŶĞͲƌŽŽŵƐĐŚŽŽůŚŽƵƐĞƐƚŚĂƚŵĂLJ
ŚĂǀĞĐŚĂƌŐĞĚƐŽŵĞƐŽƌƚŽĨƚƵŝƟŽŶ͘
^ŝŶĐĞϭϵϵϵ͕ƚŚĞŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨŚŽŵĞ-
ƐĐŚŽŽůĞƌƐŝŶŵĞƌŝĐĂŚĂƐŐƌŽǁŶĂƚĂ
ƉƌĞƩLJĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚϳƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŶŶƵ-
ĂůůLJ͕ƐĂǀŝŶŐƚĂdžƉĂLJĞƌƐĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJ
ΨϮϰďŝůůŝŽŶĞĂĐŚLJĞĂƌ͘
ƐŬϭϬĨĂŵŝůŝĞƐǁŚLJƚŚĞLJĐŚŽŽƐĞ
ƚŽĞĚƵĐĂƚĞƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂƚŚŽŵĞ
ĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ůůŐĞƚϭϬĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚĂŶƐǁĞƌƐ͘
dŚĞƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐŽƌĞŶǀŝƌŽŶ-
ŵĞŶƚĂůďĞůŝĞĨƐ͕ĚŝƐĐŽŶƚĞŶƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞ
ƉƵďůŝĐƐĐŚŽŽůĐƵƌƌŝĐƵůƵŵ͕ĂĐŚŝůĚ͛Ɛ
ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂůŶĞĞĚƐŶŽƚďĞŝŶŐŵĞƚ͕
ůŝĨĞƐƚLJůĞŇĞdžŝďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚŵŽƐƚƌĞ-
ĐĞŶƚůLJŽďũĞĐƟŽŶƐƚŽĐŽŵŵŽŶĐŽƌĞ
ĂŶĚƚĞƐƟŶŐ͘dŚĞĂŶƐǁĞƌĨŽƌŵĂŶLJŝƐ
ŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽů͘
dŚĞĂŵŽƵŶƚŽĨŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůƐĂǀĂŝů-
ĂďůĞŝƐĂƐƚŽƵŶĚŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂŶLJŽĨ
ƚŚĞŵŚĂǀĞĂƌĞůŝŐŝŽƵƐďĂƐĞ͘^ŽŵĞ
ƉĂƌĞŶƚƐǁĂŶƚƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞŝƌĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶ
ĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵŶĞŐĂƟǀĞŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞƐƵŶƟů
ƚŚĞLJŚĂǀĞŚĂĚŵŽƌĞƟŵĞƚŽŝŶƐƟůů
ĨĂŵŝůLJǀĂůƵĞƐ͘^ŽŵĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶĂƌĞŶ͛ƚ
ŐĞƫŶŐĞŶŽƵŐŚĂƩĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚŵĂLJ
ďĞĨĂůůŝŶŐďĞŚŝŶĚ͕ǁŚŝůĞŽƚŚĞƌƐŵĂLJ
ŶŽƚďĞĐŚĂůůĞŶŐĞĚĞŶŽƵŐŚ͘/ŶĂĚĚŝ-
Columbia River
Community Health Services
Education
ŽƌĂƚƚŚĞůŝďƌĂƌLJ͘/ƚĐĂŶďĞĚŽŶĞŝŶ
ƚŚĞŵŽƌŶŝŶŐ͕ĂŌĞƌŶŽŽŶŽƌĞǀĞŶŝŶŐ
ǁŝƚŚĂĨƵůůͲƟŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐĚĂĚŽƌĂ
ƉĂƌƚͲƟŵĞǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŵŽŵ͘/ƚĐŽƵůĚ
ŝŶǀŽůǀĞĂůůƚŚĞĐŚŝůĚƌĞŶŝŶƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJ͕
ŽƌŽŶůLJŽŶĞ͘dŚĞƌĞũƵƐƚŝƐŶŽƚLJƉŝĐĂů
ŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůĨĂŵŝůLJ͘
Studies show that children who
ĂƌĞŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůĞĚĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚƚǁŽ
LJĞĂƌƐĐŽŶƐŝƐƚĞŶƚůLJƐĐŽƌĞĂďŽƵƚϮϬ
ƚŽϯϬƉĞƌĐĞŶƟůĞƉŽŝŶƚƐŚŝŐŚĞƌƚŚĂŶ
ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽƵŶƚĞƌƉĂƌƚƐĂĐƌŽƐƐĂůůƐƵď-
ũĞĐƚƐŽŶƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚŝnjĞĚƚĞƐƚƐ͘dŚĞLJ
ƉĞƌĨŽƌŵďĞƩĞƌŽŶĐŽůůĞŐĞĞŶƚƌĂŶĐĞ
ĞdžĂŵƐ͕ŚĂǀĞŚŝŐŚĞƌŐƌĂĚƵĂƟŽŶ
ƌĂƚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚŚŝŐŚĞƌ'WƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞŝƌĐŽůůĞŐĞĐĂƌĞĞƌƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞLJ
ŐƌŽǁƵƉ͕ƚŚĞLJĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽ
ŽǁŶƚŚĞŝƌŽǁŶďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚďĞ
ŚĂƉƉLJĂŶĚƐĂƟƐĮĞĚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŝƌůŝǀĞƐ͘
dŚĞLJĂƌĞŵŽƌĞůŝŬĞůLJƚŽďĞŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ
ŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ͕ǀŽůƵŶƚĞĞƌƚŚĞŝƌ
ƟŵĞĂŶĚĞǀĞŶǀŽƚĞ͘
^ƵƌƉƌŝƐĞĚ͍/ƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚŵĂƩĞƌ
LJŽƵƌƌĂĐĞ͕ƌĞůŝŐŝŽŶŽƌĨĂŵŝůLJŝŶ-
ĐŽŵĞ͘,ŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůĞƌƐŚŝƚŚŝŐŚĞƌ
ŵĂƌŬƐǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞĨĂŵŝůLJŝŶĐŽŵĞŝƐ
ΨϮϱ͕ϬϬϬŽƌΨϵϬ͕ϬϬϬ͕ďůĂĐŬŽƌǁŚŝƚĞ͕
ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŽƌĂƚŚĞŝƐƚ͘/ƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚŵĂƚ-
ƚĞƌŝĨƚŚĞƉĂƌĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞĐŽůůĞŐĞĚĞ-
ŐƌĞĞƐ͕ǁŚĂƚƚŚĞŝƌŽĐĐƵƉĂƟŽŶƐĂƌĞ͕
ŽƌŚŽǁŵƵĐŚŵŽŶĞLJƚŚĞLJƐƉĞŶĚŽŶ
ŚŽŵĞƐĐŚŽŽůŝŶŐ͘
^ŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƟŵĞLJŽƵƐĞĞŬŝĚƐĂƚ
ƚŚĞƐƚŽƌĞŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞŽĨƚŚĞĚĂLJ͕
ĚŽŶ͛ƚĂƵƚŽŵĂƟĐĂůůLJĂƐƐƵŵĞƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌƐƚ͘dŚĞLJĐŽƵůĚďĞŽŶĂĮĞůĚƚƌŝƉ͊
________
Suzanne Kennedy is a former
middle school teacher who lives in
Pendleton with her husband and
three children.