Comments on: Homeschooling: elitist and anti-democratic

By: (6) « HOTM test 2

(6) « HOTM test 2 — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:31:41 +0000

[...] argued for the certification of all homeschool parents. (I have a full rebuttal to this editorial on my [...]

By: BLOGDIAL » Blog Archive » Homeschoolers Threaten Our Cultural Comfort

BLOGDIAL » Blog Archive » Homeschoolers Threaten Our Cultural Comfort — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:24:21 +0000

[...] That is the difference between US and THEM; WE accept that it is a parent’s right to bring up their children in any way that they see fit, no matter what anyone thinks. THEY believe that there is only ONE good and proper way to rear a child, and that way is THEIR way, and all people who do not accept this must be made to conform to THEIR way of thinking and doing. [...]

By: hotm test

hotm test — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:02:17 +0000

[...] argued for the certification of all homeschool parents. (I have a full rebuttal to this editorial on my [...]

By: Principled Discovery » Why do we care what Greg Laden has to say?

Principled Discovery » Why do we care what Greg Laden has to say? — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:39:03 +0000

[...] writing may not be quite as polished as Coombs and Shaffer, two professors emeriti at Cal Poly Pomona, but he obviously uses the same source material (random [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:23:03 +0000

Well, it is just Fox. Somehow they had to stick a jibe in at Fox although it was wholly irrelevant. : )

I think I agree with your daughter…

By: Cristina

Cristina — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:20:17 +0000

My 14 year old, who enjoys reading your blog over my shoulder, had this to say about the professors: “It’s because their creativity was squashed while they were young!”

They do sound a bit bitter and jealous, don’t you think? Maybe they wanted to watch more TV when they were little.

I’m still trying to figure out how TV watching connects with “don’t want their children to be subjected to such dangerous doctrines as evolution, abortion, global warming, equal rights and other ideas abhorrent to the evangelical mantra.” Huh? Have they seen what’s on television lately?

By: 115th Carnival of Homeschooling: Oh, The Things That You’ll Do! | Janice Campbell

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:39:24 +0000

[...] dissects a highly-opinionated editorial from the Los Angeles Times in Homeschooling: Elitist and Anti-Democratic posted at Principled Discovery. Perhaps I should be immune to being shocked by some of the biases [...]

By: Principled Discovery » Carnival of Principled Government, A few questions.

Principled Discovery » Carnival of Principled Government, A few questions. — Mon, 17 Mar 2008 03:09:01 +0000

[...] we take a monthly peek into a concept that seems a bit of an oxymoron these days. Last week, a couple of professors in California wondered what children could possibly learn from their parents who were questioning a court decision [...]

By: Casey’s Critical Thinking - Blog/News » Blog Archive : : Homeschooling is ‘elitist and anti-democratic’? » » Homeschooling is ‘elitist and anti-democratic’?

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 00:02:38 +0000

[...] editorial in the LA Times. Dana does a great job on her blog rebutting the mindless drivel, so give it a read if you get a chance. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and [...]

By: Mom Is Teaching » Blog Archive » Hello, I’m Elitist And Anti-Democratic

Sat, 15 Mar 2008 11:46:34 +0000

[...] has a great take on the LA Times article that I love. My only point of disagreement is on how much discussion was going on. While Dana saw [...]