Hey all, just stopping by for a sec.... but I wanted to bring up some issues with home schooling.
Home schooling is for the middle class.... it is essentially impossible to institute it for the entire US at least. Why? Because it requires that at least one parent stays home and is motivated enough to teach a child. The rich... well they can just send their kids off to private school. For the poor... a lot of inner city families cannot afford to do this and single moms cannot afford to do this. It is unrealistic to adopt a policy of home schooling for America. I think those parents that want it, well we should let them know they can... but otherwise stay out of it.
I think that home schooling would work in many ways. But I also feel that a home schooled kid misses out on A LOT. I was friends with a kid who left in the fourth grade to become home schooled. Since she was home schooled, she was not allowed to participate in any school related activities, such as National Honor Society, Varsity sports, or band. Since she was home schooled, she missed the PSAT test and general college prep given by the highschool. Since she was home schooled, she had no unbiased 'grades' to present to a university when applying. It sucks, she has had to work hard to recover from the detriments imposed by home schooling on her college career and social life.
Just some things to think about.
Obsidian
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