Monday, March 9, 1992
The Battalion
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Families opt for home schooling
WACO (AP) — Courtney
Weaver's school desk is her
kitchen table. Her teacher is her
mother and her only classmate is
her 4-year-old sister.
Courtney, 8, is part of a grow
ing population of Texas children
who are schooled at home. And
although her school days are dif
ferent from those of most children,
she is still learning the basics —
reading, writing and math.
Courtney's mother, M,ontra
Weaver, a part-time English in
structor at McLennan Community
College, said she chose to teach
her daughter at home to give her a
solid moral and academic founda
tion.
"A 1-to-l ratio is bettor than a
l-to-12," she said. "I know my
daughter's learning style and I can
adapt our classes to better suit
her."
Weaver said she has home-
schooled Courtney for three years
and the third-grader consistently
tests above average on standard-
izod tests and reads,pn a fifth-
grade level.
Courtney, a bright, energetic
child, said she enjoys home
schooling.
"I like having my mother as a
teacher and I have learned a lot,"
she said.
Many parents home-school
their children because they are
dissatisfied with public school
systems and can't afford private
schools.
Others believe traditional
schools have too many students
failing, drug problems and too
much violence.
According to statistics released
by the Home School Legal De
fense Association, home schooling
is the fastest growing form of edu
cation.
The organization estimates
there are 500,000 to 1 million
home-schoolers in the United
States, compared to an estimated
15,000 during the 1970s.
The group estimates that home-
schoolers number about 15,000 in
Texas, compared to about 6,000
before a state district court judge
declared home-schooling legal in
1987. . iJl}
There are close to 100 members
of Central Texas Home Educators,
a group of home-schoolers in
Waco and surrounding cities.
Hbwever, there many more home-
schoolers in the area, said Linda
Risener, co-president of the orga
nization.
Surveys indicate that most
home-schoolers are white, middle
class, single-income families with
both parents having strong reli
gious beliefs and some form of
college education.
The mother is usually the in
structor for home-schooled chil
dren. Fathers participate, howev
er, by quizzing and reading to
their children. Some play the role
of the principal or school master.
Risener, a former elementary
teacher, said home-schooling is
successful because it uses a tutori
al-teaching method.
"Anytime a child is taught on a
one-on-one basis, it is usually to
his or her advantage," she said.
Mrs. Risener said other advan
tages of home-schooling are flexi
ble hours and the quality time
parents can spend with their chil
dren.’
Mrs. Risener said her two
daughter^, ages 12 and 15, are
thriving with home-schooling.
The Texas A<SlM University Student Publications Board
is accepting applications for
Editor, The Battalion
Summer 1992
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The summer editor will serve from May 25, 1992, through August 7, 1992.
Editor, The Battalion
Fall 1992
The fall editor will serve from August 17, 1992, through December 11, 1992.
• Qualifications for editor of The Battalion are:
Be a student at Texas A&M with a minimum 2.0 GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of
office;
At least one year experience in a responsible editorial positjon on The Battalion or comparable student
newspaper,
OR
At least one year editorial experience on a commercial newspaper,
OR
At least 12 hours journalism, including JOUR 203 and 303 (Media Writing I and II) or equivalent. The 12
hours must include completion of or enrollment in JOUR 301 (Mass Comm Law) or equivalent.
Editor, Aggieland
1993
The Aggieland editor is responsible for staffing, producing and promoting A&M's 1993
yearbook. Aggieland is the nation's largest yearbook, both in the number of pages and
number of copies sold each year.
• Qualifications for editor of Aggieland are:
Be a student at Texas A&lM with a minimum 2.0 GPR at the time of appointment and during the term of
office. At least one year of experience in a responsible position on the Aggieland or comparable college
yearbook is preferred.
Application forms should be picked up and returned to the Student Publications
Manager's office, room 230 Reed McDonald Building. Deadline for submitting ap
plication: 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 1992. Applicants will be interviewed during
the Student Publications Board Meeting beginning at 8:30 a.m. Friday, March 27,
1992, in room 214 Reed McDonald.
Elect
HOWARD HILL
Former Major with Bryan
Police Department
Over 11 years experience
as a law enforcement
supervisor and
administrator
Over 20 years in the field
of law enforcement
Outstanding Law Officer
Brazos County 1970 and
1976
Firefighter
Emergency Medical
Technician
(E.M.T.)
Den Leader - Cub Scouts
of America
First Aid Instructor
To The Citizens of Brazos County:
I promise to return the Sheriffs Office back to the moral and ethical standards
that the citizens of Brazos County deserve.
When A&M students complained about being ripped off by the gamblers and
bookmakers on Wallis Road, the police agency investigating the matter saw it was out of
their jurisdiction and they knew they could not go to the Brazos County Sheriff. They
went instead to the State Police, who caught our sheriff gambling and protecting the
gamblers and bookmakers.
HERE IS WHAT THE AREA MEDIA SAYS ABOUT THE CURRENT SHERIFF'S
CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN COURT:
THE BATTALION—SEPT. 6,1991—MILLER SHOULD RESIGN.
THEtBRYAN-COLLEGE STATION EAGLE—JAN. 8, 1991—
ISSUE OF TRUST SURROUNDS INDICTMENT OF THE SHERIFF, HE
SHOULD RESIGN.
Paid political advertisement by Howard Hill, 4007 N. Texas Ave., Bryan, Tx 77803, Lena Hill, Treasurer
Sheriff
U.S. Veteran
AN AGGIE'S DAD
Graduate - F.B.I. National
Academy
AA Degree in Law
Enforcement
Over 2,300 hours of training
at police schools such as
A&M Police Training
Certified Police Instructor
3 Citations of Merit, Bryan
Educator Association (for
work in drug education of
school children)
Past P.T.A. President
(Bonham School)
Defensive Driving
Instructor
Member - Wesley United
Methodist Church
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