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About This Page: This is a discussion on Politics within the LetsGoKings.com forums, at Los Angeles Kings Hockey Fan Forum. Homeschoolers' setback sends shock waves through state
As a parent if I think I can teach my child better then the local public school-should I have that right? And if
As a parent if I think I can teach my child better then the local public school-should I have that right? And if I dont have enough money to send my child to a private school-isnt this judge basically forcing you to send your child to public school?
Discuss.
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Hippy, I agree heard this on the radio the other day and thought who the hell are they to tell me how to raise my kids.Hopefully this will help clear the way for vouchers
This did not ban homeschooling. It simply states that home schooled children must be taught be a credentialed teacher
Another handcuff of the American people. As long as these kids are getting an education I think the courts should stay out of it. Most of the kids that I know who are in the Home Schooling program seem to be more educated than the kids of the same age in public schools. As well most of the parents that I have met care about their kids educations and are very involved in the curriculum making sure that the kids are staying ahead of the curve.
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Most of the kids that I know who are in the Home Schooling program seem to be more educated than the kids of the same age in public schools.
The kids I get in college that have been home schooled are routinely far more ignorant and lacking in basic skills, including grammar, mechanics, and critical reasoning. They lack--even moreso than the public or privately schooled kids--historical knowledge, are less aware of the scientific method and other basic tenets of science education. They are also often shy, less able to adapt to the demanding social atmosphere of college, and as often as not, are religious fundamentalists.
It's hardly a revolutionary idea. If they are to be home schooled, make sure the teacher has an appropriate credential. Would we allow parents to operate on their children if the parents felt they knew better than a doctor why their child was ill? Would you as a neighbor be content to watch your neighbor put out his house fire with a garden house because he felt--as an American--that he knows better than the fire department?
Have some credibility in your field if what you're providing is a basic social function of representative democracy.
Here lies the problem: the credential program really doesn't teach, teachers anything. From what I am hearing from friends, and especially my girlfriend, who are in the program, they basically say that it's a waste of time. So, if that is the case, what is this accomplishing? Now, if they were to have a completely different program for home school teachers, then that might be something to think about, especially if it addresses how to overcome the points Irisher brought up earlier in the thread, since my experience with home schooled children mirror Irisher's.
I also feel this way about it though. Children aren't learning anything in public school either. The way it's set up, there just isn't any time for these kids to grasp Science, and History, and because of it, we really do have a bunch of dumb, dumb kids on our hands. The future isn't bright, because our program to teach kids doesn't work, whether they are in public, private, or home schools. I say we stop trying to do things the "american" way, and adopt programs from Europe that actually work. How's that?
Also, its not the government's right to tell us how to live our lives. One huge reason this nation was formed.
Damn right. If I want to send my 7 year old to the textile mills, I'll damn well do it.
And when dealing with homeschooling, you're dealing with the relationship between multiple separate people, and the government does deal with that aspect of our society.
Last edited by OddManRush; March 8th, 2008 at 08:26 PM.
The kids I get in college that have been home schooled are routinely far more ignorant and lacking in basic skills, including grammar, mechanics, and critical reasoning. They lack--even moreso than the public or privately schooled kids--historical knowledge, are less aware of the scientific method and other basic tenets of science education. They are also often shy, less able to adapt to the demanding social atmosphere of college, and as often as not, are religious fundamentalists.
It's hardly a revolutionary idea. If they are to be home schooled, make sure the teacher has an appropriate credential. Would we allow parents to operate on their children if the parents felt they knew better than a doctor why their child was ill? Would you as a neighbor be content to watch your neighbor put out his house fire with a garden house because he felt--as an American--that he knows better than the fire department?
Have some credibility in your field if what you're providing is a basic social function of representative democracy.
Scary I know......but I have to agree with you on this one....
Judge rules against HomeSchoolers 
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