Home schooling a “Form of Child Abuse” says South Surrey Liberal Candidate (Canada)

LifeSiteNews ^ | 1/10/06 | Hilary White

[wagglebee]

McMurtry wrote that parents who educate their children at home are “condemning their children to an impoverished, friendless, and segregated learning environment.” Home schooling parents, he said, “participate in what can be perceived as a form of child abuse.”

Okay, whatever.

[deaconjim]

ping

[p23185]

Without even reading the article I would re-word it to read "Public Schooling - a “Form of Child Abuse”

[prophetic]

strange, I've always thought that sending your child to PUBLIC SCHOOL was exposing them to "Cruel & Unusual Punishment" as well as "Child Abuse".

[darkangel82]

Another ignorant leftist with crap coming out both ends.

[AdamSelene235]

Come and take them!!!

[Republicus2001]

as opposed to the Boston elementary schools teaching Lesbian Fisting

[Luke Skyfreeper]

No, not whatever. He's an ass.

[humblegunner]

Another ignorant leftist with crap coming out both ends.

Homeschooling is great, anyone with the ability to procreate can do it.

Explain algebra theory to me, since everyone should be able to.

Quick, now.. right sharply.. hit me with that theory.

[Altamira]

Yeah, they oughta be in public school learning how to swear, bully others, and put a condom on a banana.

[Chickensoup]

“Jim McMurtry has insulted every home schooling family in Canada,”

I hope that every homeschooling family in Canada decides to focus on a unit study in Government and Civic and spends the next time period working on this Bazooka's defeat.

[KosmicKitty]

What really gets me is this:

Ironically, McMurtry himself has himself hosted in-house classes for high school students. In 1992, the Toronto Star reported that a then-suspended teacher Jim McMurtry was holding impromptu classes for his grade 12 law class at his home in Ajax, Ontario.

What was he suspended for??

[Theo]

I've earned two master's degrees (one in education). My wife has earned a master's degree. What this man is saying is that we are unqualified to homeschool our two daughters, and that we are abusing them by doing so. I'd consider that "crap."

Of course, not every parent makes a good homeschooling parent. But outright denying people the right to homeschool is ridiculous and evil.

[darkangel82]

I would, but algebra makes my brain explode.

[freekitty]

Can people get any dumber?

[Eva]

I guess they have teacher's unions in B.C., too.

[humblegunner]

What this man is saying is that we are unqualified to homeschool our two daughters, and that we are abusing them by doing so.

Most people are unqualified to homeschool.

Most people are abusing them (kids) by doing so.

Your master's degrees have left you ignorant of socioeconomic realities.

[DaveyB]

Maybe he was misquoted he meant to say Home schooling a “Form of Union Abuse” After all it's not like libs like children!

[kanawa]

Ping

[Plymouth Sentinel]

What utter nonsense.

Your assertion betrays your ignorance of parenting, abuse, and schooling.