[Lil'freeper]

State officials want foster and adoptive children to have regular contact with adults outside their families, she said.

Fools. They must really think homeschooling is all about locking a kid up in a closet. Homeschooled kids spend more time interacting with a wider range of age groups than PS kids do and the adults in their lives are not all authoritarian NEA-bots. Homeschooling exposes children to a healthier notion of 'community'.

[meenie]

The NEA has the fight of their lives going on at the present time with the support of many in government and the press. Home schooling is the ultimate competitor and free market approach. If you don't like the education that your child is receiving take him home and teach him.

A lot of parents are frightened with the Ritalin and Prozac approach to education that is being pushed by the schools. Another contention is the lack of discipline and political thought that is being promoted. Almost every area is getting organized to form joint programs and getting homeschoolers to gather together for social and educational endeavors.

[ladylib]

I wonder if the state would remove the child if the family decided to homeschool?

Perhaps it would be better to adopt privately rather than go through the state.

[rwt60]

Homeschooled kids spend more time interacting with a wider range of age groups than PS kids do and the adults in their lives are not all authoritarian NEA-bots.

My 16 year-old home-schooled son just chaired his first board meeting of the local amateur radio club last night. The club has over 80 adult members. My son was elected President of the club after serving for two years on the Board of Directors. He was elected to the board at age 13. He's also a senior in high school.