The Old Schoolhouse Magazine says that home schoolers are impacting the political arena with energetic determination, focus, and success. The home schoolers magazine notes,
Without question, the contributions of home schoolers are dramatically changing our political landscape. For example, leadership courses, camps, and organizations such as Generation Joshua, a division of the Home School Legal Defense Association, are coming alongside home schooling families to train future leaders. During the 2010 mid-term elections Generation Joshua deployed 900 of their nearly 6,000 members to make a difference in 21 political races across the nation, including that of Congressman Daniel Webster (R-FL), a home schooling father.
Generation Joshua has enjoyed the support of Republican Rep. Michelle Bachmann, Tom Minnery, senior vice president of Government and Public Policy for Focus on the Family, Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America, and Republican Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, who have all spoken at its events.
When Generation Joshua was founded in 2004, Ned Ryun, director of the program, envisioned a rising generation of young Christians, whether they are home-schooled, private-schooled or public-schooled, to "make a difference in America" and be leaders for the next generation. Crosswalk reported,
"Quite frankly," said Ryun, "with the hymn 'Soldiers of Christ, Arise' running through my head, I want to inspire young Christians to fight for what is right. There are many issues facing us today that will impact America for generations, same-sex marriage being a key one."
Home School Graduates Trounce Others When It Comes to Political Activism.
Dr. Brian Ray, founder of the National Home Education Research Institute, in his 2004 study of more than 7,000 home schooled adults, showed that home schoolers were more likely to vote, volunteer for political campaigns, and participate in community service, the Old Schoolhouse Magazine reports. Dr. Ray found that 71% of home school graduates participated in ongoing community service activities compared to 37% of U.S. adults of similar ages, and 76% of home school graduates (aged 18–24) had voted in a national or state election within the last 5 years, compared to 29% of non-home schooled graduates.
The Old Schoolhouse Magazine points to Ms. Jaime Herrera, age 32, who will be sworn in as a U.S. Representative (R–WA) in January 2011, the very first member of the U.S. Congress who was a home schooler. "She will not be the last," the magazine adds.
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