Comments on: Homeschooling without credentials leads to educational anarchy

By: Ruby

Ruby — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:08:02 +0000

In light of the Badman Review perhaps the concept of Educational Anarchy ought to be revisited. As I see it, the fewer laws and restrictions, the better. The more we legislate, the more we monitor and supervise and require credentials, the more we complicate what is at the heart of it a very simple matter.

Parents teach the next generation – and uncles, aunts, grandparents, siblings, trusted friends, etc. This is the way pretty much everyone learned before public education, and the right of a parent to be the primary agent of a child’s education is entrenched in many a legal document. Those legal statements are the first ones we should look to for guidance, and state intervention should only be an issue when there is good reason to believe a child is coming to harm.

Attempts at further regulation, regardless of how well-intentioned they may be, tend to raise more questions than they answer and create a plethora of issues regarding resources, mandates, and protocols.

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FAQ zu Unschooling « -Thousand Sunny’s Weblog- — Thu, 14 May 2009 14:12:55 +0000

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By: Principled Discovery » Homeschoolers working toward deregulation in ND

Principled Discovery » Homeschoolers working toward deregulation in ND — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:09:43 +0000

[...] has passed, and the education system has not descended into a state of anarchy, despite the NEA’s worst fears, nor has homeschooling turned out roving bands of illiterate gangsters. The fears of the time, [...]

By: Jena

Jena — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 16:58:03 +0000

I love the educational anarchist idea. Sing me up! Thanks for such a well-written, thoughtful article.

By: beth

beth — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:14:19 +0000

Thanks for the great post and helping to inform, as always, Dana! I’ve put up the logo, linked here to your post, on my blog sidebar.

By: Sandra Dodd

Sandra Dodd — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:04:34 +0000

This whole issue is wonderful. I’ve lifted the site-logo ImPerceptible created. I log ago quit thinking of anything in my children’s lives as “education” or “educational” and moved wholly toward “learning.”

To have anarchy in learning is no problem whatsoever!

(and to Bernice… “in the days when the antichrist rises to power”…. it’s not about “educational antichrist” (although I did have that thought when looking at the hoodies and t-shirts at one of the links above). Many people homeschool so their kids will know much MORE than school teaches, not less. An individual can be a great Christian without the perfect president, or a just-fine atheist with the most Christian president. Try to separate God from the U.S. elections, and the U.S. elections AND God from the subject of homeschooling, if possible, in your mind.)

By: Bernice Gradney

Bernice Gradney — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:03:43 +0000

The home-schooling issue is but one more of Satan’s tricks to keep children from learning about the God who created them. Since public schools are forbidden to mention God, it is the parent’s duty to see that their children are given the spiritual training they need now and in the days when the antichrist rises to power. Make no mistake about it; we are fast approaching that day. Look around if you doubt it. Pray without ceasing and keep looking up. If your kids are in public school, PLEASE stay informed about what they are learning and refuse to let anybody teach them that same-sex marriages and abortion and sex without marriage are okay. THEY ARE NOT! God be with us all, especially as we close in on election day when two men, both of whose platforms are closing in on the abominal, are preparing to grab our votes. STAY INFORMED!

By: Personally, I Take it as a Compliment at ImPerceptibility

Personally, I Take it as a Compliment at ImPerceptibility — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 16:10:41 +0000

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By: Principled Discovery » What can homeschooling learn from the political divide?

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:44:44 +0000

[...] little defensive at the mention of homeschooling. I realize that this is in direct response to the educational anarchy comment by the California Teachers Association, and a few people in the forum were a little [...]

By: dangermom

dangermom — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:02:52 +0000

Our homeschool park group is also designing t-shirts that say “Educational Anarchist.” We love the phrase!