Quote From: purplepennyIt's a catch 22...if a parent shouldn't be teaching, they might know it, so all the research in the world won't help.
Someone might have said something like this before, but being able to mix a sperm and an egg and carry it for 9 months doesn't make someone a smart parent.
I think you missed a "not" in there, but I get your meaning! LOL!
I agree with you. I have seen many parents who couldn't read and comprehend simple forms think they should home school...parents who lack basic skills such as constructing a coherent sentence...yet they think they can educate their children. Very few parents think, ' I am really not qualified for this!'
I agree that there are too many teachers who are not effective, but at least there are standards for teacher certification. There is a system for weeding out the abysmally unqualified.
Too many people look at the home schooling success stories and think it must be an easy path. That simply is not true. You just don't hear about the home schooled kids who are getting a lot of "home" but very little "school." Those kids do not participate in the studies and testing. They often end up back in the school system after a year or two, and then the school gets blamed when the child is so far behind!
