[Dutchgirl]

They won't be inflicted with whole language, which fraudulently teaches children to guess at words from the pictures, skip over difficult words, and substitute any words that seem to fit the context.

As a homeschool mom, I assign my 15 yr old son to read Buckley every day, note any new words and write their definition and latin root (when appropriate). The State of Florida allows homeschoolers to incorporate their own schools and issue their own diplomas...I am thinking of incorporating as "The Institute for Advanced Conservative Studies" which provides part of our education in civics, debate, history and satire.

[Zon]

The State of Florida allows homeschoolers

"The Florida State Legislature got the message in 1985 and legalized home schooling."

Well now, isn't that special. They actually thought it necessary to legalize parents being able to teach their children themselves instead of sending them off to mandatory indoctrination day-camps.