This article focuses more on the positive aspects of homeschooling and less on the negative ones of the alternatives.
It shows that as long as we are free to educate and raise our children at home, there is hope for this country.
Yeah, homeschooling is great.
But precollegiate schooling via the parents is terribly inefficient.
It ignores the simple economic principle of the division of labor and indicates a breakdown in social trust.
It’s too bad many of us have no other choice.
Welcome to the dark ages.
This is pure hate! They are teaching homeschoolers to burn crosses and tie minorities to the back of their pickup trucks and drag them to death while singing about the greatness of Reagan! And these scores are the proof! (/NEA)
I am VERY VERY pro homeschooling.
But I have recently learned that there are limits. I am currently trying to help a homeschooling family where the prime motivation seems to be that the parent is too lazy to get out of bed in the morning and get the kids on the school bus.
I am VERY VERY much against government interference in people’s private lives. If I weren’t, I’d report this family to child protective services or something. But I expect that would just make the situation worse and allow the government to stick their nose into people’s personal business where it doesn’t belong. If anyone has any suggestions on what they would do to help these kids who are learning very little and ill-prepared for any sort of life outside their home, please post or FReepmail me.
The 17-year-old cannot add and subtract and has the math knowledge of a 3rd grader at best. As far as I can see, the parent and the oldest child are all about excuses and getting by with minimal work, staying up late and watching movies instead of getting a job or doing homework or anything productive. Not sure about the younger kids but this can’t be a good environment for them, either.
Bump.