| There are parents who do an excellent job of home schooling and make arrangements to make sure their children have social experiences with their peers on a regular basis. There are also parents who like the idea of home schooling but do not do the work to make sure it fulfills the needs of their children and consequently because of laziness or lack of knowledge hurt their children's education and social growth. I don't think the baby should be thrown out with the bath water but if home schooling is allowed it must also be actively monitored. Personally, I believe in public education primarily because children grow into adults and will eventually have to have the skills and judgment to deal with all the diferent kinds of people that make up our society and I would like to be part of that learning experience for my children. |