Senate Resolution 114 - Introduced PAG LIN S.R. ________ H.R. ________ 1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1 2 BY APPEL 1 3 A Resolution designating the second week in June as 1 4 Home Education Week in Iowa. 1 5 WHEREAS, the state of Iowa is committed to 1 6 excellence in education and recognizes the importance 1 7 of family participation and parental choice in this 1 8 pursuit of excellence; and 1 9 WHEREAS, teaching children at home was the 1 10 predominant form of education during our nation's 1 11 early years; and 1 12 WHEREAS, many notable Americans benefited from home 1 13 education, including George Washington, Martha 1 14 Washington, Benjamin Franklin, John Quincy Adams, 1 15 Patrick Henry, John Marshall, Robert E. Lee, Abraham 1 16 Lincoln, Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, Thomas Edison, 1 17 Woodrow Wilson, and Franklin D. Roosevelt; and 1 18 WHEREAS, it is important that parents take a strong 1 19 role in the education of their children; and 1 20 WHEREAS, the Network of Iowa Christian Home 1 21 Educators is dedicated to academic excellence and 1 22 holds a statewide convention for home educators on the 1 23 second week of June each year that strengthens Iowa's 1 24 pursuit of excellence in education; and 1 25 WHEREAS, a growing number of parents in Iowa have 1 26 chosen to teach their children at home; NOW THEREFORE, 1 27 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate 1 28 recognizes the second week of June in 2008 as Home 1 29 Education Week in Iowa and invites the citizens of 1 30 Iowa during this time to recognize the contributions 2 1 to education excellence made by home educators. 2 2 LSB 5640SS 82 2 3 ak/nh/14