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Parents have the original, primary, and inalienable right to educate their children

Those who assert any "inalienable" right must be able to validate it. I've seen no legal validation that supports the existence of an inalienable right to homeschool.

The majority seem to be a doing great job educating their children.

So they say. Post any independent verification of the same that includes statistically valid numbers of children. Hint: Two or more anecdotes do not constitute scientific data.

For all you homeschoolers - I'm not a teacher, nor am I a school administrator. In a matter as important as education, it is imperative that the educators be as qualified as possible. To assert that a parent is as qualified to teach as a trained educator is as fallacious as asserting that one may gain the skills necessary for heart surgery by studying books at the local library and be qualified to offer that service to a family member or the public.

"In a matter as important as education, it is imperative that the educators be as qualified as possible. To assert that a parent is as qualified to teach as a trained educator is as fallacious..."

It's a Fact: Teachers Are Typically the Dregs

(Disclaimer: I do not believe that the above article is true of all teachers - we have several Freepers who are good teachers)

I'm not a teacher, nor am I a school administrator. In a matter as important as education, it is imperative that the educators be as qualified as possible. To assert that a parent is as qualified to teach as a trained educator is as fallacious as asserting that one may gain the skills necessary for heart surgery by studying books at the local library and be qualified to offer that service to a family member or the public.

Since test scores of home schoolers prove you wrong yearly. I would even say that the test prove that parents no matter of their education level have proven that they are more qualified to teach their children then trained educators are and that your reasoning is "fallacious". Until you can come up with a reason that proves why a teachers certificate is better than a parent who wants to give their child the best opportunity to succede in life you have no argument.

Since this is not college level education and we are not performing heart surgery your reasons make no sense. We are just beating the pants off public education which is no great feat, seeing how the worst college students choose to go into education because they could not hack it in a more difficult field, except for the few who have that calling. We are doing it with uneducated parents, so please explain why we need a teachers certificate? To bring us down to their level? I think not!

Sir you are speaking on a subject about which you know little. In a word, you are ignorant.

As to the comparative results of public and non-public education, where is your proof that homeschooling is inferior to public "schooling"? Let me save you some time. You will not find any such proof. Therefore, in lieu of same why don't you establish for this forum your qualifications to speak on this subject (aside from being an unquestioning supporter of all things governmental).

Your credibilty is at stake.

Give me a break, Please see the 9th and 10th amendments of the United states. Just because the inalienable right is NOT stated in the Bill of Rights or anywhere else, DOES NOT MEAN THAT THAT RIGHT DOES NOT EXIST!!

Please learn the constitution of the United States before you start spouting such nonsense. It tells me that you are absolutely clueless.

Who's children are they Mr. CholeraJoe?

Answer me that, WHO'S CHILDREN ARE THEY?