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Personally, I have never been a fan of homeschooling, but if one of the parents has a degree in Education and their child can pass an annual standardized test I support their right to homeschool if they wish.
You think it's OK only if a parent has a degree in Education?Quote:
Originally Posted by Clint45
Yes, public education has done such a great job. Home Schooled children consistently score ahead of their public school peers. Plus, most of the kids I have dealt with have LEARNED TO THINK. Not just learned what to think. The public education system is a drain on tax dollars and produces sub-par results.
Most public school high school teachers (according to multiple studies) are barely ahead of their students. If you were to take away their teacher's guides, they would fail. What education exactly does a public school teacher have, besides the piece of paper. ( not including ones specially educated in certain fields.)
And Eric Holder can fuck off.
My college educated, previously homeschooled niece disagrees with your need for her mother to possess a degree in Education prior to homeschooling her children.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clint45
Homeschooling can be abused, as can public schools, but when it's done right I don't believe there's a better option.
Yeah I don't see a reason why one would need a degree in education in order to home school their kids.
I've spent 20 years of my life attending schools in one form or another with a good mix of public and private institutions from kindergarten through a doctorate degree. If I learned anything in that time, it was that an education degree does not a good teacher make!
It boggles my mind that the federal government thinks it has the power to mandate that parents *send* their children to a designated, government-approved building to be re-educated (woops, I mean educated).
I don't have children, but I'm pretty sure the government and I would not see eye-to-eye regarding how they ought to be raised and the lessons to be taught/learned along the way!
RWW
Vee shall teach zee child, vee vant zee child to meet our specifications.
Home schooling teaches a child to be independent.
Can't have that now can we?
Do we see yet that we are in the beginning of a socialist take over out in the open?
Many states require a teaching certificate in order to homeschool, which usually necessitates a BA in Elementary Ed, which is the easiest of all majors and can be granted online. I don't support making a teaching certificate mandatory, but it does help to weed out the cretins who want to keep their children locked in the house 24/7 while not providing them an adequate education. As long as the child passes an annual standardized test and isn't being isolated due to neglect, abuse, or indoctrination, I think anyone should be permitted to homeschool their kids.
I would submit people whose sole degree is Education are the LAST ones who should be homeschooling. "Professional educators" are the lamebrains that have devolved our educational system over the past 50 years to the point where homeschooling is not only a viable option but a preferable one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Clint45
Well, using that criteria, how the heck did we ever get to where we are today? Wouldn't we have created generation after generation of 'stupid people' providing their children 'an inadequate education'? Sheesh... So you're not going to teach your children about firearms until you have degrees in chemistry, science, mechanical engineering, neuroscience and a dozen other specialties?