Why We Homeschool found
Why We Homeschool found a somewhat confusing Op-Ed apparently originally published in the NYT but later picked up by the Contra Costa Times. The authors start out as fairly pro-HSing but then veer off into the “autonomy” and “S-word” bugaboos. Then, they really go off the deep end with this:
I find it frightening to think of the consequences of giving up on public education altogether. Education is a social endeavor; it prepares children to play a productive role in their society…
Public schools must be supported to adapt to the individual learning styles and temperaments of children if they are to continue to be entrusted with this crucial socializing role.
I don’t want my kids to be socialized that way. I don’t believe the schools’ mission is “socialization” or “autonomy”. And I REFUSE to be scolded for not “entrusting” the public schools and the edu-crats with my children and their futures.