Monday, 23 November 2009
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Are You Anti-Homeschooling?
Often times I run across those who are absolutely and unequivocally, anti-homeschooling. They have some highly misperceived conceptions about homeschooling in general and then try to stereotype all homeschoolers based on their perceptions. Invariably they have heard of one or two families who did not teach their children well.
Consider the views of Dr. William Bainbridge from the Schoolmatch Institute who said on Laura Ingraham's Fox News Show that it is impossible for "uncertified" parents to teach their children subjects like Japanese or Advanced Chemistry and that children should have a 14th Amendment right to choose whether or not they want to be homeschooled.
It is obvious that Dr. Bainbridge is living in another century because he does not seem to realize that there are curriculum options that are so easy to utilize that children can even do them independent of their parents. This most especially applies to secondary students who should have already been grounded well enough in foundational subjects that they can teach themselves about anything. Not only that, but there are classes at community colleges, technical schools and friends of homeschoolers who will gladly convey their knowledge to kids who are interested in something they already know about.
Dr. Bainbridge and others like him come across as snobbish, bureaucratic know-it-alls who are very condescending and patronizing. If you don't believe me, watch him here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cQskaSukin8
Homeschool statistics which have been carefully compiled and publicized by organizations like HSLDA and NHERI show that, on average, homeschooled students perform well above their public schooled peers both academically and socially.
Have you ran across anyone who is totally anti-homeschooling and closed minded to the point that they won't even listen to reason?
In the next few days I will be addressing commonly held homeschool objections and myths.
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Comments (2)
Preach it sister. We are now homeschooling full time. My son who just turned 5 in September would have to wait one year longer to enroll in the failing school system where we live. I was able to enroll him in a special charter/homeschool in which I am his teacher, where he is excelling and doing 1st grade level work. I am more than confident that we have choosen the correct schooling path for him, and confident that we are doing a much better job than the public system ever could!
I am not against home-schooling. If a family can't afford a Christian school or there are no non-public schools in a family's area, what other choices are there?