Comments on: California court says parents must be credentialed to home school

By: jayhuck

jayhuck — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:25:16 +0000

Marty –

I could have been more though. I could have started earlier. I could have finished earlier. I could have been taking college level genetics instead of getting stoned between history classes that I could pass in my sleep….

That may be true – I’m sure other kids have fallen through the cracks – as I said above, both public schooling and home schooling have disadvantages – for some more than others. Home schooling is definitely NOT a panacea

By: ken

ken — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 04:56:51 +0000

David Roberts said in post 92021:

So what’s really going on here is a warning against the black helicopters, evil government intervention. This the point at which I exit.

No black helicopters or evil governments. I’m merely pointing out the realities of politics, something you seem to be unfamiliar with.

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:21:29 +0000

Brief comment for jayhuck, who said:

I think home schooling is fine, but all of my friends and myself came through the public school system just fine and are doing well in life.

I was public schooled, and eventually, turned out “just fine”.

But hindsight being 20/20? I should have been finished with that by age 16. When I think back to all the time i simply wasted — and was allowed to waste, while still earning B’s and C’s — before graduation… I should have been halfway through college by the time I finally graduated High School.

What a waste… Yeah, I turned out fine… eventually. I could have been more though. I could have started earlier. I could have finished earlier. I could have been taking college level genetics instead of getting stoned between history classes that I could pass in my sleep….

By: Marty

Marty — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:13:36 +0000

FWIW, we pulled our daughter out of public school after first grade because we realized that first grade was a complete waste of her time. They were teaching the same basics at the end of the year that they were teaching at the beginning of the year. Which she already knew going in.

When It came time to ask ourselves whether or not our son would join a public school for kindergarten, well, we only needed to ask ourselves: would a child who reads at a 2nd grade level really benefit from a public school kindergarten, which at best will be teaching Dick and Jane?

Sorry, but the answer was obvious. So long as we can afford to homeschool, and so long as our kids are academically FAR ahead of their public schooled peers, I see no reason that we should hold them back.

By: jayhuck

jayhuck — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:22:46 +0000

David,

I have to agree with you – no training or certification can definitely be a bad thing. I think home schooling is fine, but all of my friends and myself came through the public school system just fine and are doing well in life. Home schooling also has some disadvantages, as does public schooling – but I think as long as home schoolers continue to prove that their students are passing all required exams and are competent in the required areas, things will be ok