Ruling seen as a threat to many home-schooling families

Once again, the nanny state taking the responsibility out of parents' hands and into the state education system...which cries of too much burden and lack of funds...

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It is all about money. The school system is alloted a certain amount per student.
I can't count the people I know who home schooled their kids and saw them graduate from a fully accredited college.
What scares me is precedent. Another state may see Cali's win and decide to roll with their own new laws.

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Well, I think home schooling is bad... it is bad for the child and the society...

In another thread we talked about the lack of sense of community... home schooling is one way to make our children ALOT less social

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But the facts show that homeschooling laps public school by miles when it comes to actual education...

If you're the type of person that believes that school is "social" foremost and "education" secondary", go right ahead...

I sure as hell don't buy into that...

Also, look at every school shooting in the last decade...

...by kids who have been outcasts from the "social" structure of schooling...

In other words; your idea of what school should be failed them...

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Exactly..opponents want to nip the competition in the bud.There are so many good reasons for home-schooling a child.Most students do better in their familiar home environment. There are fewer distractions and the notion that these students will be social outcasts is just propaganda. The time to socialize is "after" school not during class.

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I actually think that socialization and education are equal in the school environment.

The outcasts you speak of are a reflection of how we have taken power from the teachers in our new and improved world where discipline is also known as abuse. Where parents stopped being parents and are just there to provide a roof to their little monsters.

However, socialization of a child to other children of his age is one of the biggest reasons for public or private schooling. I volunteer with a couple of local theatre groups and one of the shows we are doing right now is based on two children. Many of the parents said their children could rehearse late because they were home schooled. These children were great with adults, but when left with the other children, they all sat in silence and stared at each other, having no idea how to relate to each other.

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I don't remember that thread (but that doesn't mean anything; been a long day )
Have you been aquainted with many home schooled parents/kids? What state? The experiences I have had in Texas and Idaho have been very positive.
There are now networks you can join that have sports and other parents and teachers who will tade out teaching skills. I would not be great at anything past Algebra I in math, but there are a lot of people who would teach the math for someone to teach their kid English or Social Studies.
A lot of people do the home schooling for reasons of morality/religion. I would do it (if my kids were younger-they started in public/finished in private) for another very important reason. Public schools don't teach bright kids very well unless you live in an area with a high tax bracket.
I've also seen parents with mentally challenged kids have to move to another district to get proper educational training for them.
I think whatever you can do to make your kid's education better is great.

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Yes, in MA...

I do alot of volunteer work with local community theaters... and many children that are involved are home schooled. I find them to be ok in interacting with adults, but awkward with other children.

Public schools do have trouble keeping up with "bright" students. However, a teacher who has been through years of college is still better equipped to teach our children than most parents are.

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And I find that IMMENSELY better than public school children that act ok with other children but can't interact with adults...

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