Comments on: re Public Opinion v California homeschooling

By: California Online High Schools

California Online High Schools — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 15:17:39 +0000

Since this post was initiated on ‘08 the state of California has begun paying for online high school courses. Students can go to school from home 100% online and all the curriculum is provided.

Here’s a short video about Kaplan’s online high school program for California students.

By: Principled Discovery » Homeschooling is not the gospel

Principled Discovery » Homeschooling is not the gospel — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:52:49 +0000

[...] make me nervous. The underlying message of the speaker in question is not that far removed from the words of Reverend Drake to the media in regards to the re-hearing of the case out in California. The Bible, our legal [...]

By: MorganLighter

MorganLighter — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:38:26 +0000

What a conundrum.
As a Californian, I am appalled by the state of schooling that we live under. This statement might anger some of my fellow residents – so be it.
When high school students, who have graduated, can’t properly fill out a employment application and college students have the reading/math levels of 5th graders – and these are children who have been enrolled in the ’state facilities’ and are foreign born – well, enough said.

By: T. F. Stern

T. F. Stern — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:51:09 +0000

Imagine that, expecting the judiciary should rule on the law before them rather than the swaying tide of public sentiment in this day of activism…

By: Nance Confer

Nance Confer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:44:26 +0000

Thanks for the level-headed roundup, Dana.

Nance

By: California Homeschooling Case Updates | Melissa Wiley

California Homeschooling Case Updates | Melissa Wiley — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:43:40 +0000

[...] Adding another link: excellent commentary from Dana of Principled Discovery. [...]

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 19:04:41 +0000

I don’t think it’s too big a stretch of the imagination to think it’s deliberate.

Yes, that thought certainly crossed my mind. Of all the Christians present, why quote him? But I suppose he too knows how to get attention and he isn’t exactly some obscure Christian. After all, he had something to do with both the Disney and WalMart boycotts.

These groups get a lot of attention because 1) they want it, 2) their views fit a certain stereotype about Christians and particularly about Christian homeschoolers and 3) they seem to know what to say to both rally their supporters to action and simultaneously alienate those with more moderate views.

By: Crimson Wife

Crimson Wife — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:44:43 +0000

I would be willing to bet that the L.A. Times had any number of reasonable-sounding quotes from pro-homeschooling advocates that it could have chosen to run, but for ideological reasons the editors decided to run Rev. Drake’s unfortunate one. The elite media has a tendency to perpetuate stereotypes about homeschooling, and I don’t think it’s too big a stretch of the imagination to think it’s deliberate.

By: Lynn

Lynn — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:10:48 +0000

All excellent points.

By: Dana

Dana — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:16:35 +0000

Susan, I think the intervention they wanted was a clearer law to rule from, but it is hard to judge from snippets in reports.