On Wed, March 19, 2008 11:17 am, DJA wrote: > > Whose measure of competence, yours?
Obviously. And my neighbor has his level of acceptable schooling. And my neighbor on the other side has his. We all then get together and vote and hopefully come up with a level that works. >> >> The same risk is involved in public schooling and is usually dealt with >> adequately, albeit sometime slowly. >> >> -ajb > > And sometimes never. True, though I'm not sure how that's relevant to a discussion on whether homeschoolers should be certified. Pointing to an alternative and saying "That sucks as well" does not advance anyone's understanding. If I saw that my > kids were not being taught what I wanted, at the competence level > acceptable to me, then I'd put them where I thought they'd get that, > even if it meant they got it at home. And I have no problem with that. As much as I would prefer that you work to improve your public school, I am certainly not going to say you shouldn't ensure your kids get the best education they can. However, I do think that there need to be minimum standards that homeschoolers meet. Whether or not certification is the best way to accomplish that is what is at issue here, not whether or not homeschooling should exist. -ajb -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
