Comments on: Homeschooling is NOT abuse

By: Principled Discovery » Homeschoolers and certification

Principled Discovery » Homeschoolers and certification — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:30:13 +0000

[...] in which he better clarifies his stance and answers some of the points I brought up in my posts (Homeschooling is NOT abuse and Note to Homeschoolers: Don’t be psychotic. I would like to address some of these [...]

By: Dana Hanley

Dana Hanley — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:17:52 +0000

Quite true. : )

By: Melissa

Melissa — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 13:14:47 +0000

Just a side note…If he wants children to be able to express themselves through art, then shouldn’t there still be art AND music in the public schools? Hasn’t that been pretty much cut from every public school due to “funding”? Just saying…

By: Principled Discovery » Note to homeschoolers: Don’t be psychotic!

Principled Discovery » Note to homeschoolers: Don’t be psychotic! — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 08:30:44 +0000

[...] with abuse. Quite a few commenters objected, and I dedicated an entry to the false assumption that credentials have anything to do with quality education. Stephen was kind enough to respond to the objections raised in a sixteen minute video which I [...]

By: Stephen Downes

Stephen Downes — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:03:25 +0000

I have posted a video explaining my position.
http://halfanhour.blogspot.com/2008/03/on-home-schooling.html

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:20:42 +0000

Crimson Wife, I agree. I almost included that aspect…someone who is “manifestly unable” to provide an education shouldn’t be teaching a child, regardless of the setting.

But in the original entry it was pretty clear that “manifestly unable” was equated to lack of an official credential.

In the home, the burden of proof is on the state. It shouldn’t be easier to force a family to send their children to an accredited school than it is to get a bad teacher out of the classroom.

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:17:56 +0000

I should have included the link, but all you do is fill out the form here:

http://www.senteacher.org/wk/certificates.php

By: Dana

Dana — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:17:10 +0000

Rose, you win the “Best analysis in twenty words or less” category. Thanks for the chuckle. : )

By: Renae

Renae — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:47:41 +0000

I wonder if motivation is as important than experience.

By: Rose

Rose — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 19:39:24 +0000

I can just hear Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz skipping along and singing, “If I only had a credential…”