Home Education https://illinoisfamilyaction.org Mon, 05 Jun 2023 10:54:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-download-32x32.jpg Home Education https://illinoisfamilyaction.org 32 32 76203252 Washington Post Hit Piece on Home Schooling is Thinly Veiled Attack on Christianity https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/washington-post-hit-piece-on-home-schooling-is-thinly-veiled-attack-on-christianity/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 09:00:56 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23763 Written by Robert Knight

Home-schoolers consistently outscore government school students in every academic area. It’s no wonder that the public school establishment hates and fears home schooling.

The clearest evidence yet came in this past Thursday’s Washington Post. “THE REVOLT OF CHRISTIAN HOME-SCHOOLERS” (all caps in original) is a voluminous, front-page article almost entirely about one Loudoun County, Virginia, couple who had home-schooled their children before opting to enroll them in public schools.… Continue Reading

]]> 23763 SPOTLIGHT: Overflowing With Hope: A Conversation With Kirk Smith https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2023/06/spotlight-overflowing-with-hope-a-conversation-with-kirk-smith/ Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:00:29 +0000 https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=23741 Written by Jenna Smith

In this edition of Illinois Family Spotlight, Monte Larrick has an interesting conversation with Kirk Smith, executive director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE). Over the weekend of May 20th, ICHE hosted their annual homeschool conference at Olivet Nazarene University where families were not only encouraged to educate their children academically, but educate them spiritually.

When asked about the difference between public school and home school, Smith points out that children in government systems are often being taught anti-Christian morals and deceptive worldly philosophies.… Continue Reading

]]> 23741 Mary Miller is Correct https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2021/06/mary-miller-is-correct/ Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:00:59 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=17524 Written by Christine Misner and David E. Smith

Why are left-wing Democrats lying about Mary Miller?

Because she stands for your values!

U.S. Representative Mary Miller is serving her first term in Congress, representing Illinois’ 15th District in Washington, D.C. Her husband, Chris Miller, is a state representative who has served in the Illinois General Assembly since 2019. They are a hardworking Christian couple who have raised seven children, operate a family ranch and farm, and are well-respected leaders in their local church and community.… Continue Reading

]]> 17524 SPOTLIGHT: Always Late to the Party https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2019/07/spotlight-always-late-to-the-party/ Wed, 17 Jul 2019 09:00:09 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=11972 Written by Benjamin Smith

The 2019 Illinois Christian Home Educators Family Conference (ICHE) in Bourbonnais was the setting for Monte Larrick’s recent interview with ICHE executive director, Kirk Smith. At the start, Smith details the reasons for a new venue and new focus – the importance of the family unit – for the conference.

The conversation moves on to the problem of government overstepping their jurisdiction in public, private, and home education and the imperative for families and the Church to proactively engage in the culture wars.… Continue Reading

]]> 11972 “Always Late to the Party” (Illinois Family Spotlight #155) https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/podcast/always-late-to-the-party-illinois-family-spotlight-155/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 09:00:26 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?post_type=podcast&p=11941 This episode features the relatively recent annual interview Monte Larrick conducts with Kirk Smith, the executive director of the Illinois Christian Home Educators, ICHE. They discussed homeschooling, the larger venue ICHE’s annual convention has migrated to, the lamentable fact that the church of Jesus Christ seems to always be tardy in responding to dramatic occurrences in the culture. They also discussed the legal ramifications of choosing to home school, how to get started, and epic failed attacks on home educators rights in Illinois thanks to a massive response by homeschoolers.… Continue Reading

]]> 11941 SPOTLIGHT: Discussing Educational Choice with Lennie Jarrat https://illinoisfamilyaction.org/2017/06/spotlight-discussing-educational-choice-with-lennie-jarrat/ Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:11:05 +0000 https://staging.illinoisfamilyaction.org/?p=7724 Written by Benjamin Smith

In the Spotlight with Monte Larrick and David Smith this week is Lennie Jarratt, who is the project manager for the Center for Transforming Education at The Heartland Institute.

Lennie was the former managing editor (2013-2014) of Champion News, an Illinois based news website focusing on education and Illinois politics, and the managing editor (2004-2011) of Education Matters which researched education in local school districts across Illinois.

Jarratt is well-versed on Common Core and education choice.… Continue Reading

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