2009-04-06T10:56:08Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/the-front-porch-republictag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/330/11922009-04-06T10:56:08ZSursumCorda<p>It's good to be reminded that it's important to keep praying.</p> <p>Germany's draconian laws against homeschooling have finally made <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,511825,00.html" rel="nofollow noopener">mainstream news</a> here because of the family seeking political asylum in order to homeschool.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/330/11912009-04-06T06:55:08ZJanet<p>At the risk of hijacking, but realted to the statement &quot;concentrations of power in any form are a threat to liberty,&quot; I discovered recently that Switzerland has received enough votes to unify their education system which is currently different in every canton. This is mainly done to make it easier for families moving from one canton to the next. It makes me fear what will happen to individual cantonal laws about homeschooling. In fact, one homeschooling family I know said the school officials they work with (they get evaluated four times a year!) said that the centralization is based out of Zurich, which has recently made homeschooling even more difficult. We are in God's hands, but why do they imitate America in moving towards national standards and standardized testing but reject educational freedom? (Not that they're imitating the US system, but that's what it looks like to me). Nothing is set in stone yet, but things are moving, so who knows what can happen.</p>