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I'm torn on this. My inner skeptic keeps popping up and saying the family must have been doing something to draw this negative attention. Right now I'm listening to a radio program talking about this case and they're not saying anything to suggest the family was problematic.
On the broader subject of homeschooling and I'm still torn.
I fully support the family's right to keep the kids home and teach them in the manner that they wish. They are our children and we have the obligation to care for them to the best of our abilities. For some kids and some parents I can see where keeping them home would be the best choice. I think a system of evaluating the education needs to be in place though, to ensure that the kids really are being educated at least to the level of their public school counterparts.
On the other hand I have two cousins who were homeschooled. They are complete and utter tools. You couldn't find two more socially inept people if you tried. Strike that. Their mom is a Prozac horror story and their dad could be the poster child for the dangers of weed. Homeschooling isn't to blame for my cousins' idiocy, but they do make me think we need something in place to evaluate homeschool kids and their ability to learn in that environment.
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