Comments on: Advocates seek tighter state reins on homeschooling

By: Judith Arnold

Judith Arnold — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 13:47:57 +0000

SCOTUS has long ago affirmed the right of parents to educate, or under educate, children as the case may be, according to the dictates of their religion. The Amish specifically eschew any type of high school education at all. That case was Wisconsin v. Yoder. Fundamentalist parents have the same right, whether they choose to homeschool or send their child to a private Fundamentalist school. Am I supposed to be outraged that a spoiled Fundamentalist brat was distraught over her parents taking away her cell phone and laptop?

By: Patty Howe Willey

Patty Howe Willey — Wed, 22 Mar 2017 01:20:08 +0000

In reply to Jason K.. It is a State issue. In VT homeschoolers can take courses at a local high school and participate in sports, band, chorus,etc. Having spent 19 years as a High School registrar in this state I have found that we have an excellent system for adding homeschooling to our other schooling options.

By: great unknown

great unknown — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:04:46 +0000

Just in case the regulators are looking for some actual data [/sarc]

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/09/02/how-do-unschoolers-turn-out/

By: spo

spo — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 23:01:18 +0000

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/03/20/maryland-girl-allegedly-raped-in-high-school-bathroom-by-two-teens-at-least-one-here-illegally.html

Appalling

By: mx

mx — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:02:19 +0000

If the problem is state regulation of a substitute that competes with a state enterprise, it’s odd then that private schools receive so little regulation. Under that theory, one would expect states to aggressively regulate private schools, but they are largely left to their own devices, especially outside of health and safety. It really doesn’t seem like this happens much in education.

By: Litsa Grace

Litsa Grace — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 20:57:32 +0000

Do people realise that according to the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights parents have a right to choose the method of education for their children. The state needs to butt out (barring cases of abuse of course, but this is a welfare matter rather than an educational one). There is ample evidence that home schooling works extremely well, with children performing as well (or usually better) than their conventionally schooled peers.

By: Jason K.

Jason K. — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 17:58:45 +0000

In reply to Mark. Moderate nitpick: The state's only interest is in the propagation of the state. Utterances to the contrary are just excuses to make it palatable. Since the parents are already paying for the school system, there is no reasonable reason to exclude them from the public school teams, or any publicly provided service. Any eligible child should be able take part ala carte. Why that isn't already the case is question to ponder if you disagree with my nitpick.

By: great unknown

great unknown — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 16:42:49 +0000

The logic of the argument is persuasive. But to make it also honest, the standards of comparison must be the results of public education. Which basically eliminates any standards.

So the argument is left with – we don’t want religious people raising religious children.

By: Linda

Linda — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:36:54 +0000

The prisons are full of people who went to public schools. Maybe the focus should be on fixing public schools.

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:20:13 +0000

In reply to Doug Johnson. First day on the World Wide Web? Welcome.