Home-schoolers threaten our cultural comfort…

You see them at the grocery, or in a discount store.

It’s a big family by today’s standards - “just like stair steps,” as the old folks say. Freshly scrubbed boys with neatly trimmed hair and girls with braids, in clean but unfashionable clothes follow mom through the store as she fills her no-frills shopping list.

There’s no begging for gimcracks, no fretting, and no threats from mom. The older watch the younger, freeing mom to go peacefully about her task.

You are looking at some of the estimated 2 million children being home schooled in the U.S., and the number is growing. Their reputation for academic achievement has caused colleges to begin aggressively recruiting them. Savings to the taxpayers in instructional costs are conservatively estimated at $4 billion, and some place the figure as high as $9 billion. When you consider that these families pay taxes to support public schools, but demand nothing from them, it seems quite a deal for the public.

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First Day Photos…

The first day of school is in the books and what a great group of kids the Lord has given us this year! We have tons of pictures for our families, you can view them in our photo album. God Bless

Court reverses, declares home schooling legal in Calif.

A California court Friday reversed its previous ruling and decided that most forms of home schooling are legal. The state appeals court says parents without teaching credentials may home school their children.

Last February, the California Court of Appeal ruled in a juvenile court case that public school  enrollment is generally required unless a child is tutored by a credentialed person or enrolled in a full-time private school. In the new ruling, the court determined that while original education laws seemed to prohibit home schools in the definition of private school, later laws could be interpreted differently.

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Murrieta Christian school loses court case against UC

Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

A judge rules that the university system was not discriminatory in its refusal to count certain classes toward admission.

The University of California did not violate students’ freedom of expression and religion when it rejected some classes at a Riverside-area Christian school from counting toward UC admission, a Los Angeles federal judge has ruled.

In a case that has attracted significant attention in religious and academic circles nationwide since it was filed in 2005, the judge upheld the university’s decision to disqualify several classes offered by Calvary Chapel Christian School of Murrieta for being too narrow or not academically rigorous enough to fulfill UC’s entrance requirements.

In a final ruling issued Friday, U.S. District Judge S. James Otero said UC demonstrated a rational basis for rejecting Calvary Christian’s English, history, government and religion courses and did not display any “animus” toward the school or its Christian doctrines.

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New Email Newsletter…

Dear parents,

We have started a new email subscription service for HCA. We are asking families to sign-up. Hopefully this will keep you more informed about what is happening at Harvest Christian Academy. To sign-up, enter your email in the subscription box that is located on the right side of the web-site.

God Bless

Updated Bell Schedule…

It has been brought to my attention that the Bell Schedule was outdated and incorrect. We have uploaded a new and current Bell Schedule for viewing online in the Parent Zone section. Remember all online documents are in PDF format.

Sorry for the mix-up

SOS Selected by Liberty University Online Academy…

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Switched-On Schoolhouse, a unique computer-based Christian curriculum from Alpha Omega Publications, has been selected as the core curriculum by a new online Christian academy—Liberty University Online Academy (LUOA). Beginning this fall, LUOA will offer Switched-On Schoolhouse award-winning courses in four core subjects and various electives to enrolled students.

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Lose Your Wikipedia Crutch: 100 Places to Go for Good Answers Online

By Christina Laun

While Wikipedia isn’t likely to lose its status as the first place people look for quick answers anytime soon, there are loads of other sites out there that can provide you with information, some of which may even be better and more accurate. Whether you’re researching for a paper or just settling a argument with a friend, here are 100 places you can find all the answers you need quickly and easily online.
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2008-2009 School Year Calendar

The Harvest Christan Academy 2008 - 2009 School Year Calendar will give you all the information you need about vacation days, holidays, Christmas break, Easter break, intersessions and summer vacation.

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New School Year - New Online Game…

How about a new game for 2008! Harvest Christian Acadmey has added the game Frogger to the Student Zone. You can access the game by going to the Student Zone section of our web site, or you can play Frogger just by clicking - Play Game! God Bless,