“They” is a pretty broad brush. Who are “they”? All teachers? Most teachers? Some teachers? This is the problem with these threads. There is much hyperbole going on, and it creates much heat and sheds very little light.
There will be abuses and bad things in all things humans have a hand in. That includes public schools, and that includes home schooling.
I wonder how many people come and read these threads, and never post but come away with the idea that the vast majority of home schoolers are folks who honestly believe that public schools are evil and believe parents who send their kids there are stupid or worse. I have known home schooling parents during my lifetime and NONE of them spouted the nonsense I see here.
I have always been a big proponent of home schooling. I also have seen many problems in public schools. The reality, however, is that many people will never home school (and wouldn’t even if it were the ONLY option) and if the current system of public schooling were shut down we would have many completely uneducated kids. This may have been fine 100 years ago, however these days it would be a disaster.
It would be much preferable for those who want to just wave their hand and call for public schools to be done away with to actually get involved and try to change the things that need changing. There are a few here who certainly can’t see any way they could be changed for the better, but I suspect most people could imagine it being better if they were in charge.
Oh, and Metmom, I hope you weren’t referring to me as a Troll. You and I may disagree on this issue but I’m hardly a Troll.
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School administrators (particularly principals it seems) and social workers.
Certainly not! Whatever gave you that idea?