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Protect Your Homeschool Freedoms ~
Participate in OCEANetwork's 2008 Research Project From: Dr. Brian Ray (NHERI) and Mike Smith (HSLDA) We are conducting a new large-scale study of homeschooling across the United States and would like your family to participate. This project is being administered cooperatively by Dr. Brian Ray of the National Home Education Research Institute (NHERI), Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA), and OCEANetwork of Oregon. It will be the largest and most in-depth study ever conducted on homeschool families and their academic ability. We are very thankful to OCEANetwork for graciously working with us on this project. The results will help homeschool organizations better serve homeschool families, inform lawmakers, policy makers, and the general public about the benefits of a home-based education, and encourage those who choose to homeschool. Your responses will be confidential. All the organizations mentioned above intimately understand the privacy concerns of homeschoolers. Participation is voluntary of course, but we need all families to participate, regardless of your children's academic abilities. To add an incentive for a timely response by November 14th, 2008, we are offering the following three prizes.
Second prize --- $100 Visa Gift Card, or free two-year HSLDA membership Third Prize --- $50 Visa Gift Card, or free one-year HSLDA membership To participate in the study, here are the steps, simplified:
2. for each of your children you homeschooled between September 1, 2007 and August 31, 2008, complete one survey; be sure to use Student ID Numbers as described on OCEANetwork's web site for your children when completing the first item on the survey and writing the number on their test-score reports. 3. send copies of your children's test scores to OCEANetwork. If you have any questions or concerns about how to complete the survey, or about this study, please do not hesitate to contact: Ian Slatter, HSLDA, phone 540-338-8663. Thank you for taking time to consider and participate in this exciting new study. Sincerely, Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., NHERI J. Michael Smith, HSLDA |
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