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I have never met normal, well adjusted parents who homeschool. Almost without fail, those I know of who homeschool have an extremist religious or political agenda, are over-controlling nutbars (like in the case of the article), or conspiracy theorists who rail against "government schools..."
Why is the percentage of unbalanced people who homeschool their kids apparently so high?
Education is compulsory in every state. If you opt out of the public/private school system, in every state I know of, there are standards in place to insure the child is actually being educated. Some states do have stronger regulations than others.
I have never met normal, well adjusted parents who homeschool. Almost without fail, those I know of who homeschool have an extremist religious or political agenda, are over-controlling nutbars (like in the case of the article), or conspiracy theorists who rail against "government schools..."
Why is the percentage of unbalanced people who homeschool their kids apparently so high?
Since he homeschooled, I guess you could call it a "school shooting." But those never happen in public school, right?
Education is compulsory in every state. If you opt out of the public/private school system, in every state I know of, there are standards in place to insure the child is actually being educated. Some states do have stronger regulations than others.
Yes, I do know people who home school their children. Several of them.
They are all nice people.
I also know people who WOULD home school their kids, if they had the time and the expertise, because they hate the way the public schools are being taken over by the Federal Government; they don't like "No Child Left Behind", they don't like the "New Math", they don't like the lack of some subjects (shop classes, Home economics, Civics, etc.), they don't like the revisionist histories that are being taught, etc.
Yes, in some cases, religion has something to do with it, but not in all cases. Mostly it is simply anger at the public education system.
No because in a public school setting there are other normalizing influences. Not so with a child who is isolated in a homeschool situation.
Schools are actually an artificial socialization setting. Historically, the majority of human beings didn't ever attend school. And NONE of the children that I know who are homeschooled are isolated. They have brothers and sisters and cousins and friends. More than that, they are involved with numerous community programs. They play sports, they volunteer, they are in scouts and 4H programs.
I think you have a misperception about home-schooling. And I think you've idealized schools and the socialization experience there.
From the article, here are the things considered extreme:
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Neighbors said the parents were strict with their son. He couldn’t drink soda, his Internet use was monitored, and he always had a certain time to be home.
“He was very sheltered,” said friend Jonathon Marcum, 15. “If he broke the guidelines, he got punished.”
As an example, he said, the teen wasn’t allowed to watch R-rated movies. PG-13 movies had violent scenes edited out by a service before the teen could watch them, he said.
She said she saw the teen out mowing the lawn every week.
It also said his high school aged sibling went to public school, but this kid wanted to be homeschooled.
His parents wanted him to eat healthy, avoid bad stuff on the internet, not watch R rated movies, obey a curfew and mow the law every week. Oh the horrors!
My middle school aged kids go to public school and I make them eat healthy, check their Instragram accounts occasionally, and only let them PG13 movies that have some value (historical, an important message). I guess that makes me an extremist whack job too. Most people just call me a good parent.
I have never met normal, well adjusted parents who homeschool. Almost without fail, those I know of who homeschool have an extremist religious or political agenda, are over-controlling nutbars (like in the case of the article), or conspiracy theorists who rail against "government schools..."
Why is the percentage of unbalanced people who homeschool their kids apparently so high?
"I have never met normal, well adjusted parents who homeschool."
You really need to get out more.
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