A written preliminary test will be held on Friday, January 21st, at the Central District Office on Grand Avenue at 10am. The top speller from each grade will participate in the County Spelling Bee in February. Sharpen your pencils and good luck. As more and more American children are home schooled each year, the need for home-school research becomes increasingly important to the educational community. Until recently, the best home-school research was an educated guess.
Accurate data are sparse.
Soon, however, researchers may be able to get better data using information compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau. Through household surveys, the Census Bureau will collect and analyze information from home educators. Their findings could shed light for researchers on the who, what , when, where, and the whys of home schooling. However, some home schoolers question the motives of researchers and criticize such studies, claiming the studies cannot paint an accurate picture of the home-school experience. Congratulations to Joseph Fry, the winner of the Home School National Geographic Geography Bee held at the Albany County Library on December 7th.