House Resolution 128 - Introduced PAG LIN H.R. ________ S.R. ________ 1 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY TYMESON, DANDEKAR, ALONS, HEATON, 1 3 SCHICKEL, ARNOLD, WINDSCHITL, T. OLSON, 1 4 HORBACH, WATTS, STAED, ROBERTS, MAY, CHAMBERS, 1 5 FORRISTALL, SODERBERG, L. MILLER, DEYOE, GRANZOW, 1 6 DE BOEF, UPMEYER, RAYHONS, GAYMAN, PAULSEN, 1 7 BOAL, KAUFMANN, and MERTZ 1 8 A Resolution designating the second week in June as 1 9 Home Education Week in Iowa. 1 10 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa is committed to 1 11 excellence in education and recognizes the importance 1 12 of family participation and parental choice in this 1 13 pursuit of excellence; and 1 14 WHEREAS, teaching children at home was the 1 15 predominant form of education during our nation's 1 16 early years; and 1 17 WHEREAS, many notable Americans benefited from home 1 18 education, including George Washington, Martha 1 19 Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Quincy Adams, 1 20 Patrick Henry, John Marshall, Robert E. Lee, Abraham 1 21 Lincoln, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Thomas Edison, 1 22 Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt; and 1 23 WHEREAS, it is important that parents take a strong 1 24 role in the education of their children; and 1 25 WHEREAS, the Network of Iowa Christian Home 1 26 Educators is dedicated to academic excellence and 1 27 holds a statewide convention for home educators on the 1 28 second week of June each year that strengthens Iowa's 1 29 pursuit of excellence in education; and 1 30 WHEREAS, a growing number of parents in Iowa have 2 1 chosen to teach their children at home; NOW THEREFORE, 2 2 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 2 3 That the House of Representatives recognizes the 2 4 second week of June in 2008 as Home Education Week in 2 5 Iowa and invites the citizens of Iowa during this time 2 6 to recognize the contributions to education excellence 2 7 made by home educators. 2 8 LSB 5640HH 82 2 9 ak/nh/14