JUST A BIT PAROCHIAL
From the current issue of NCHE’s newsletter (not available online):
The liberty that the current statute allows covers equally the family whose educational decisions reflect their religious beliefs and the non-traditional household seeking a deeper, broader, or simply freer educational experience for their children.
Non-traditional? What the hell is that supposed to mean? And when did religious home educators claim the mantle of being the “norm”?
Come on, Hal– you can do better than this.
2 Responses to “JUST A BIT PAROCHIAL”
 Comment by Stephanie May 28th, 2005 at 10:20 pm |
Don’t they claim to be the norm all the time? That’s why I get questions like “You’re not Christian? Why do you homeschool, then?” |
 Comment by Toni May 29th, 2005 at 1:43 pm |
This quote is essentially the same as one Hal wrote in a ‘letter to the editor’ to local newspaper, the News and Observer, with a couple of minor changes. In the newspaper editorial, Hal’s quote starts as follows, “The freedom in view covers equally the EVANGELICAL (highlights mine) family whose educational decisions reflect their religious beliefs and the nontraditional household ….. ” Well, I know which catagory I would be lumped into using those criteria. A pity, though,… as actually North Carolina is home to a very multi-faceted, diverse, and dynamic homeschooling community… |