I have no problem with homeschooling as long as they are passing the nationalized test that is given. Obviously they are or the government would be screaming it from the rooftops. It is only good for the homeschoolers.
Then obviously you should be having a BIG problem with government schooling because millions upon millions of government schooled kids are failing these standardized testing.
Government control for the good of the unwashed masses. How DU of you.
The government can't adequately educate the inmates in the public school system. Why on earth should homeschoolers be required to answer to an inefficient, institutionalized bureaucracy?
Why are you in favor of governmental control of the lives of private citizens?
Why are you on FR?
I have no problem with homeschooling as long as they are passing the nationalized test that is given. Obviously they are or the government would be screaming it from the rooftops. It is only good for the homeschoolers.How nice. Just an idea - butt out. My kids are my business, not yours. If you can, read Pierce v. Society of Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, 268 U.S. 510 (1925) and understand what the unanimous decision means. My kids are my responsibility, not yours, not the governments. Butt out.
I have no problem with homeschooling as long as they are passing the nationalized test that is given. Obviously they are or the government would be screaming it from the rooftops. It is only good for the homeschoolers.
What national test. There is no test to get into third grade for example. Nor is there a test to graduate from high school.
Why should homeschoolers pass more stringent requirements than government schoolers?
I have no problem with homeschooling, period. No qualification. Anyone that is for freedom, liberties, and personal responsibilties should feel the same.
Dey nevr hav any these nationals tests yU be a talkin 'bout.
One is a professTionall n SoCal...and other is getting a B.A. in Legal Studies..with a 3.8 GPA.
I guess they R stoopid..and dar momma and daddy R 2.
There is no real 'nationalized' test given to all school kids. Some states require public school students to pass standardized tests, but what's interesting is that homeschooled kids, at least in my state, are NOT ALLOWED to take them. These tests actually reflect on the teachers, because they determine how much the kids have learned based on what they've been taught in the classroom.
Most homeschool families educate their kids to the level they believe the kids either can handle or what the child prefers. And many do 'un-schooling' which doesn't mean that the kids don't learn anything, but that the parents take into account what the student is interested in, and might want to pursue as a career. But they don't make them do courses, just because those are the ones that most kids their age are studying in school.
For example, if a young man is homeschooling, but doesn't particularly want to go to college, his high school preparation will be different from that for a young man who wants to go to college. The young man who wants to learn a trade will need courses to learn to read and write, do basic math, and have some knowledge of the history of the world and the country, but not necessarily need advanced hard sciences and math. As part of his homeschooling, he could do an apprenticeship with a plumber, electrician, or automotive repairman, and it would prepare him better for a career than higher level education. This student would probably not do well on a standardized test, because his preparation wouldn't have been 'to the test'.
On the other hand, if a homeschooler is interested in going to college, there will necessarily need to be courses in math, science, grammar, literature, etc in order to be prepared to handle the work that will be done in college. Of course, the homeschooler can do these courses in different ways than what is offered in most high schools, and could even do some of those courses at a Community College, and could use those credits when they actually enter a degree program.