21. The Independence of the Homeschooling Movement (4/95)

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Whereas the homeschooling movement has to do with choosing an education consistent with one’s principles and beliefs; and

Whereas maintaining this freedom requires the commitment of a diverse group of people; and

Whereas basic freedoms, including freedom of choice in one’s principles and beliefs, are central to our democratic society; and

Whereas the homeschooling movement has succeeded by recognizing and working for the freedom of choice for all families rather than for just those people associated with a particular political party, religious belief, ideology, educational philosophy, or approach to homeschooling; and

Whereas there is a tendency by the media and by the general public and sometimes within the homeschooling movement to characterize and label homeschoolers in political and religious terms; and

Whereas understanding and tolerating the differences of people in a free society has been one of the by-words of American society as expressed in the words: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.”;

Be it resolved by members of Wisconsin Parents Association (WPA) that WPA recognizes that the homeschooling movement is first and foremost a movement of freedom of choice in one’s principles and beliefs; that it includes and relies on people from a wide variety of backgrounds and beliefs to maintain its freedoms; and that it works to maintain those freedoms for all families.

Be it further resolved that WPA will work to inform the general public that the homeschooling movement is primarily a movement to maintain freedom of choice in one’s principles and beliefs and is not a partisan political or religious or ideological movement. 4/95