I've never really thought of the subject in this manner before, though I've often thought that the way our educational system is set up is wrong, whether in public or private schools.
In an ideal world, all parents would be educated enough and have the requisite skills and wisdom to homeschool their own children--but the world is far from ideal, and sadly a lot of homeschooling parents don't know enough themselves to be trying to educate their kids.
(I say this as a parent whose one regret has been that I did not have the courage to homeschool my child when it would have been the best thing for him. But I was afraid that I would mess up. But some children simply do not thrive in a school setting, and mine was one of these.)
And in a less than ideal world, it's best that the educational opportunities that will benefit the most children be the ones to receive the most resources.
I do think traditional education needs a major overhaul, though.
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Date: 2014-02-18 03:47 am (UTC)In an ideal world, all parents would be educated enough and have the requisite skills and wisdom to homeschool their own children--but the world is far from ideal, and sadly a lot of homeschooling parents don't know enough themselves to be trying to educate their kids.
(I say this as a parent whose one regret has been that I did not have the courage to homeschool my child when it would have been the best thing for him. But I was afraid that I would mess up. But some children simply do not thrive in a school setting, and mine was one of these.)
And in a less than ideal world, it's best that the educational opportunities that will benefit the most children be the ones to receive the most resources.
I do think traditional education needs a major overhaul, though.