Week 3: Exercise -
Evaluating Sources
Homeschooling Today (http://homeschooltoday.com)
This is a website for a homeschooling magazine. Being a magazine
this lends some credence to their articles since they have editors and
professional journalists. Those listed as being on the staff do
appear to have expertise in this field. There is a potential
Christian bias in the writing, and I am not writing from that
perspective. While the site is credible, I will probably not use
the information there due to a potential bias that is not necessary for
my paper.
Home School Legal Defense Association (http://www.hslda.org/)
The Home School Legal Defense Association is maintained by attorneys
who are experts in the field. The site provides excellent
information on the legal, and technical, aspects of
homeschooling. There does not appear to be a bias towards
homeschooling in their articles, just information for those who are, or
plan on, homeschooling. The site is highly reliable and
credible. This will be an excellent source for my paper, due to
the very academic nature of the site.
Homeschool World (http://www.home-school.com/)
The articles within Homeschool World are not of a consistent academic
quality, and vary greatly based on author. Furthermore, some
articles have a very clear bias in their topic. Overall I found
the site to not be reliable, because it isn't consistent. For
this reason I will not be using this site as a reference.
Texas Home School Coalition (http://www.thsc.org)
The Texas Home School Coalition is run by experts, especially focused
on the legal aspects of homeschooling in Texas. While the
resources are limited they are well written, and contain a minimal
amount of bias. The site is a very reliable site and would be an
excellent resource for my paper.
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