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March 7, 2008
Homeschooling Forced to Become Legit
Some people are up in arms about the latest appellate ruling in California that requires credentials for all homeschool teachers and tutors. But I support the decision. If you truly are qualified to teach your child, then getting a credential shouldn't be a problem.
What is really concerning these parents is the fact that many of them are not qualified to teach. They've pulled their kids out of the public system because they have certain religious beliefs that they insist on instilling into their children. They can't afford a parochial school, so they resort to homeschooling their kids so that they can teach them things like the Earth is only 6000 years old or some other such nonsense.
It's true that some parents are indeed qualified to teach their children and do so not for religious reasons, but because they insist that the public school system is a mess and can't get the job done. Well they're the ones who are contributing to our schools' demise. Pulling their kids exacerbates a bad situation. If they were as motivated to improve our schools as the are to educate their kids, then maybe our schools would be in much better shape.
Homeschool advocates are constantly citing examples of a child who did so well as a result of homeschooling. But those anecdotes are exceptions to the rule. They cite statistics from homeschool advocacy groups about how well homeschooled students score in tests but can't give you any real independent data. I seriously doubt that someone who was homeschooled by a parent who fared better in Sunday school than they did in public school, could score so well.
Posted by MD Wong at 10:36:17
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