Homeschoolers are criminals

TheMercenary · 03-10-2008, 07:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

There are a lot of quality public schools, but when your local school is awful you need all the options.

I agree, we moved to a particular area because of the quality of the public school system. If school is an important aspect of your priorities then the family and parents need to make whatever sacrifices are required to get them the best education they can. As long as if you are going to send your kids to private school or homeschool the public tax dollars are not paying for it, I say do what is best for you and your kids. I think they should have some tax break for the costs for people who homeschool.

aimeecc · 03-10-2008, 08:58 AM

My sis homeschooled her 4 little ones until middle school. The oldest 3 are in college, the youngest graduates high school this year. I wish I had her patience and ability. She did a great job home schooling them. At first I thought her kids would turn out to be social morons, but they are the most normal kids I know.

My sis-in-law started homeschooling last year after the teacher made fun of my nephew in front of the entire class for being a slow reader. She complained, they banned her from coming to the school, so she withdrew her 2 kids. I really thought she would suck at being a teacher since when she stayed home with them as pre-schoolers she would just plop them in front of the tv. But now that she has a mission (to educate) she does great with them. Turns out my nephew was even farther behind in school then they thought; the public school was just letting him pass through. He's 12 and reads at an 9 year old level because no one would help him, they'd just give him Cs and let him go to the next grade.

I don't think the family in the article did anything wrong to have this law enforced (I'm purely speculating) but probably they pissed someone off.

lookout123 · 03-10-2008, 10:38 AM

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.

SteveDallas · 03-10-2008, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

On the other hand I have two cousins who were homeschooled. They are complete and utter tools.

But are they well-educated tools? Can we guarantee that if they had attended public schools, or private schools for that matter, they would not now be tools?

TheMercenary · 03-10-2008, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SteveDallas

But are they well-educated tools? Can we guarantee that if they had attended public schools, or private schools for that matter, they would not now be tools?

No, toolage can never be guaranteed.

jinx · 03-10-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

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.

Here's what I've heard

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Originally Posted by J. Michael Smith, HSLDA President

This case involved a family with a 20-year history of litigation in
the juvenile courts over the care of their children. Prior adverse
decisions had been rendered by the courts.

03-10-2008, 10:38 AM	#3
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	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. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

03-10-2008, 08:58 AM	#2
aimeecc Super Intendent Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 249	My sis homeschooled her 4 little ones until middle school. The oldest 3 are in college, the youngest graduates high school this year. I wish I had her patience and ability. She did a great job home schooling them. At first I thought her kids would turn out to be social morons, but they are the most normal kids I know. My sis-in-law started homeschooling last year after the teacher made fun of my nephew in front of the entire class for being a slow reader. She complained, they banned her from coming to the school, so she withdrew her 2 kids. I really thought she would suck at being a teacher since when she stayed home with them as pre-schoolers she would just plop them in front of the tv. But now that she has a mission (to educate) she does great with them. Turns out my nephew was even farther behind in school then they thought; the public school was just letting him pass through. He's 12 and reads at an 9 year old level because no one would help him, they'd just give him Cs and let him go to the next grade. I don't think the family in the article did anything wrong to have this law enforced (I'm purely speculating) but probably they pissed someone off.

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