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I remember waaaaaay back in college, a psychology professor telling the class we should expect more studies comming out which espouse the notion that day care was good for children for socialization. His opinion was that this defied common sense and was geared toward encouraging more women to dump children "somewhere" and join the workforce. (i did say this was waaaaaaay back). I think the current home school movement has the right idea.

I also am shocked that teachers are not trying to "reverse engineer" what is right with what is being done for these kids. They obviously have no social suffering, communicate on a higher level than their peers, (no surprise if you are always around adults) and are not missing out on being a kid.

So, if a parent with the lack of a multi billion dollar budget and without three administrator to guide them can out perform public schools. What are public schools going to do with the competition?

Taken to a ridiculous extreme, would an employer favor a home schooled candidate vs a public school candidate? (here is a hint: the homeschooler will have better people skills)

I remember waaaaaay back in college, a psychology professor telling the class we should expect more studies comming out which espouse the notion that day care was good for children for socialization.

It must've been way back, because from what I hear it would be well-nigh impossible for anyone with those views to get a job in a psychology dept. today.

Taken to a ridiculous extreme, would an employer favor a home schooled candidate vs a public school candidate? (here is a hint: the homeschooler will have better people skills)

My 18.5 and 17 year olds have had no trouble finding jobs, and keeping their employers happy.

...that day care was good for children for socialization. His opinion was that this defied common sense...

I took me a while, but I finally realized that the reason liberals seem to always be proposing thing that make no since at all is because they are lying.

They say socialization, but the mean indoctrination.

I remember waaaaaay back in college

This must be something like 20BF (Before FReepers)

also am shocked that teachers are not trying to "reverse engineer" what is right with what is being done for these kids.

Teachers might try with(at least the good ones would). But the education cartel would never stand for anything of the kind. For them it's not about education, it's about control.

Oh, the cat's out of the bag now. And no putting the genie back in the bottle, too late. See, at one time, Home Schooling was illegal except for a few (inconsequential for this argument) religious sects. No more.

What's so laughable is parents who have kids in the public fool system (not all are bad, true but...) when the subject of home schooling comes up usually say something like "Yes, but they don't get socialized or learn how to deal with people.." or some other tommyrot.

At this point, I usually bite my tongue and decline to point out their own foul mouthed, nauseatingly ignorant progeny who should probably not even be seen, much less heard. Oh Well. "Socialization" indeed.