So, I will say it AGAIN. Home schooling is OFTEN a fine choice to make. If parents ARE ABLE TO DO IT, then I have NO PROBLEM with it. I think it can be a GREAT EXPERIENCE for SOME CHILDREN. However, There are parents who ARE NOT QUALIFIED to do it and who REMOVE THEIR CHILDREN from school with NO INTENT whatsoever of teaching them anything. I have seen the results of this. Therefore, it is still my opinion that sometimes homeschooling is a great thing, and sometimes it's not. There are pros and cons. I am not criticizing your choice to homeschool, or saying that you do not have the right to do so. I am merely offering my professional opinion.
I don't think you really understand what we're saying here. (Please note, there's more than one person responding to you. You may be confusing us).
You can repeat again and again that you think "homeschooling is often a fine choice if parents are able to do it," etc. etc. But your underlying statement is that the school system should decide who should and who shouldn't homeschool.
And that's where we all seem to disagree.
But, it seems that you're set in your way of thinking, so... there's nothing we can do to change your mind. Most people agree with you. I myself said the same things you're saying... until I was pushed into homeschooling and finally saw what was really going on.
Who's to judge whether a parent is "qualified"? My mother thought the Theory of Evolution was bogus and told us so when we covered it in our lessons. Does that mean she's unqualified? Does the government get to test parents to see if they're qualified to homeschool their kids? And if so, does that mean the government has a right to test parents to see if they're qualified to parent their kids?
Heck, let's test all teenagers at 16 to see whether they'll be competent parents. If not, sterilize them. It's better than taking the risk they might neglect their kids' education later.
I have two questions for you.
1. Who decides if a parent is qualified?
2. What is your profession, since you said you were giving your professional opinion?
Whoa..!! Now that was quite the flame rant.!! LOL!! Kinda touchy ain't ya?
You have no idea what I am "like"...Nor do you have any speck of a clue as to what I think of Home Schooling or Public Schools...for I have not discussed them on this thread.
I originally posted to you after you made a pretty subjective blanket statement. I asked that you site a source. You never did.
IMO, you dodged the question altogether. So be it. I then attempted to point out to you that...maybe it was you who were actually a bit defensive..as I figured you to be a P.S. teacher. My gosh, how dare I pose a question to you...the highly educated, and kingly crowned educator...with all this profound personal experience...LOL!! Give me a break......