Replies to '11/24 Great School Debate'

While I can completely understand why you may have taken her response as an insult, I have to believe that she meant that homeschooling parents care about their childs education from the standpoint they are willing to sacrifice in many ways in order to guarantee that their children know what they deem important, they can take the time to provide ample one on one attention (unlike the average 3 minutes per student a public school teacher is able to spend alone with each child per day), and they make the financial commitment to homeschool (homeschooling can be quite expensive- textbooks, workbooks, supplies and accessories, etc).  I do not believe she was saying that parents who send the children to public school do not care, but was merely stating the obvious, that homeschooling parents do love and care for their children and it is visible by their choice to make an ultimate sacrifice for them.

I have a PhD and I have every intention of homeschooling my children.  I cant imagine what someone that is only required to obtain a BS in education can teach my child that I can not (and I only state that because I have spoke to numerous teachers who they themselves feel like that their BS degree in education was a waste of time and money, as earning the degree did not prepare them for an actual class setting (and it also seems odd to have someone teach my child chemistry who has only taken a high school chemistry class or learn math from someone who can barely solve an algebraic equation them self- at least at home I am able to get them a tutor from a professional in the field in which I lack knowledge, i.e. a chemist to tutor my child in chemistry)). I say too each his own regardless of what society tries to force down our throat as the right way, we know what is best for our children.  I am just glad to live in a society where we actually have choices in how to educate our kids.