Replies to '11/24 Great School Debate'

The poster is homeschooling for religious reasons and that is a valid reason.  Whether or not you agree with her reasons is no reason to ridicule.

I don't ridicule those who choose school, I don't chastise the good teachers stuck in a bad system. 

I personally don't homeschool for religious reasons but I support her right to do so.  Which, I think, is the bottom line for this debate.  Homeschooling is legal in all 50 states, and parents have the right to educate their children as they choose.  We can work together to try to understand each others reasons, but we'll never all agree, we'll never all homeschool the same way, but we can respect each others choices.  All of the parents here on this board have their kids' best interests at heart.  None of us would be in our positions if we felt we were harming our children and their futures.

I understand those who want to try to understand radical unschooling, and believe me, I (and other radical and not-so-radical unschoolers have heard all of the arguments before.  Trust me on that. :))  But it's not a simple concept to grasp.  It requires a whole paradigm shift, unlike homeschooling that uses a curriculum, or basically brings school home.