The Assault On Homeschooling

[PeteS in CA]

The Assault On Homeschooling

https://tomknighton.substack.com/p/the-assault-on-homeschooling

I’m a homeschooler.

I didn’t want to be, but my local school system managed to screw the pooch so badly at the end of last year with the shutdowns, followed by clear indications they didn’t know what they were doing at the start of this year, so we opted to homeschool out of a sense of self-preservation.

Yet I’ve found there’s a lot of good stuff about homeschooling. I personally handle all the teaching, on top of working, and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. My daughter is able to get help with the things she needs help with—and since I’m teaching her, I know what we’re actually trying to do—and she’s able to fly through other things as she’s able. It’s tailor-made for her.
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First, Filipovic likely wouldn’t bother to actually talk to someone on the right, particularly a right-wing homeschool advocate about why they advocate it. Unlike her, though, I actually have.
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Another reason is that simply put, parents often understand their children better than any teacher ever could. They can reach out and find an educational approach that works for their kids rather than a cookie-cutter approach employed in public schools.
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And really, let’s also face the fact that a public education is far from “quality” in many places.

Going back to my local school system, it’s…well, it’s not good. It’s a poorly ranked system in a state known for a subpar education. Filipovic would have you believe that if my daughter attended public school, she’d be in much better shape than being homeschooled by yours truly.

Welcome, Tom Knighton, to the reality of ideological attacks that homeschoolers have weathered for four and more decades. Unions and educrats use state power and MSM pundit-accomplices to defend what they believe is their turf.