There is an amazing article in the August 15, 2009 issue of the Dubois County (Indiana) Herald about some of our friends. We used to get together with them when we lived in Oregon. On our way out to North Carolina, we spent a night (or two) with them and had a wonderful time swimming, talking, eating, and just hanging out together. A reporter and a photographer spend many hours with Eric and Audrey Gabhart to learn and write a story on homeschooling. It was a very well written, positive article that came out on a Saturday after five days worth of articles on the local government schools. The photography that accompanies the article is stunning. The photographer deserves a prize.
I think one of my favorite things about the article is the clarity with which the author describes how one homeschool family educates their children, volitionally and unapologetically, to prepare them to live useful and fulfilling lives. The article is very careful to explain that the children’s education is academically rigorous with great attention paid to socialization, community involvement, physical education, art, and financial responsibility.
Congratulations to the Gabharts, Kasey Hawrysz (the author), and Krista Shinagl (the photographer) for a wonderful article.