Which socialization is the NEA most concerned about? That which occurs on the scool bus or that which occurs on the playground?
Children able to make friends with adults? Scandalous!
The NEA has their head in the sand when it comes to home schooling.
("socialization"...give me a break....I know!..let's promote kids who can't read or write onto higher grades because it's better for them "socially" to move up with their peers. Yeah - that happens ALL THE TIME in the real world, doesn't it? Sure, my husband was just promoted to VP because the guy that sat next to him was...and the company wanted to be fair.....NOT!).
When I was in college in 1970, I had a Differential Equations "teacher". I don't remember his name, but he was so tall he had to duck in the door frame to enter the room. He was also red-headed. Being young, introverted, and naive, I didn't speak up much. But this so-called teacher talked so much about how bad it was that we were in VietNam that we rarely had a real lesson in DE. I got a B in the course, but didn't learn anything. Now I'm an engineer, and it was quite difficult to solve certain problems; I had to do substantial self-study to make up for what I paid for and didn't get.
I see this so common in grade school and high school today. My two kids came home and told me things, not about their lessons, but about their teachers' points of view on current events.
It's no wonder our population leans toward the liberal. The kids are being taught - not their supposed lessons, but politics - they're brainwashed every day in school. I think that may be one reason that we have so much teenage rebellion these days.
In other words, the homeschooled child is uncomfortable interspersing every sentence with the "F" word.
In other words, the homeschooled child is not adept at putting a condom on a banana.
When did this become a requirement for receiving one's high school diploma? Are grades in "tolerance and understanding toward the dregs of society" now included on public school transcripts? (For cryin' out loud, I hope I'm not giving them any new ideas here........)
It means that my home-schooled children won't succumb to being the public property of a bureaucratic police state.
It is hard to refute an unsupported assertion, such as the charge that Home Schoolers are not properly socialized. In my community the lie is highlited in neon lights. Some Home Schoolers would like to participate in the nearby school's extracurricular activites. (sports, band, etc.) This is not allowed. The NEA is opposed. If they were truly concerned about Home Schoolers socialization, they would welcome this participation.
Godspeed, The Dilg
I must tell you that I was very impressed with the article. It was very well written and I think Kyle has a future as a columist and maybe as a radio talk show host. We could sure use more people like him.
What the education establishment had better realize is that there are far more important things in life than this kumbya "let's all get along" nonsense they're pushing. Gaining skills and knowledge in vital fields takes precedence over socializing and getting along as far as I'm concerned and I know theere are far more people who agree with me than disagree with me on this point.
There is never going to be any getting along between christians and conservatives and athiests and progressives. The latter does not want to co-exist peacefully with the former.They only want to co-exist until they can control, dominate and eventually destroy.
It is not our responsibility as conservatives and christians to appease or get along with or avoid offending athiests and progressives. To say otherwise is not only short-sighted, but stupid, idiotic and foolish.
Regards.