…There's NOSC11001 Like Why some Jewish parents prefer to educate their own children. ELIZABETH APPLEBAUM ASSOCIATE EDITOR DANIEL LIPPITT PHOTOGRAPHER C laire Kander loves ily's congregation, Beth Israel, Shakespeare. She in Flint. But for the most part feels it, lives it, these four children have had all breathes it. She is 6 their education at home. years old. For years a handful of par- Words like "for- ents, almost all of them funda-...…
…The Kanders are among a handful of Jewish families in Michigan who home school their children, and one of the few to discuss it openly. "We don't like to talk about it pub- licly because, you know, of the ramifications," said one moth- er, whose husband teaches their children. The unspoken concern: They don't want to be thought of as oddballs. This page: Right: In addition to their home schooling, Jacob and Beth take music classes. Below: Ad...…
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…The ABCs Of Home Schooling A number of organizations and publications can provide interested parents with more information: The Jewish Home Educator's Network prints a newsletter that costs $12 a year The group is "open to all Jewish families re- gardless of affiliation or level of observance," and indeed its newsletter, with lengthy es- says by members and a list of Jewish home educators around the world, reflects that statement. Members in...…
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