[metmom]

I'm not against home schooling, but the vast majority of parents are quite unqualified to teach. Maybe 20-30% of parents could do a decent job teaching their kids.

And you know that how?

Just what exactly makes a person *qualified* to teach?

You can't honestly think that it's a teaching degree, because we know better. Teaching degrees don't teach aspiring teachers to teach and I have had teachers tell me that to my face.

[HomeAtLast]

Most children have a desire to learn; a desire that it takes years to stifle.
I taught mine more music than I am “qualified” to teach. Often on instruments that I scarcely know one end from another.
I’m convinced a hopeless dyslexic could teach a child to read. All one needs is reading material and encouragement. Parental attention is the essential sunlight.

[driftless2]

And how do you know most parents are qualified? My parents weren’t. Maybe 20-30% are. At lower grade levels probably more. How many parents are qualified to teach upper level math, physics, chemistry, etc? How many families do you think have a parent who can stay home while the other parent works and is qualified to teach? And in today’s society, usually both parents work. I’ve stated previously, I’m all for home schooling if practicable. But only a small percentage of families will be able to do so.