John Oliver's bit on homeschooling from Oct. 2023

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, she wears very long flowy skirts, is Catholic and has a lot of kids, so you'd think she's not qualified, but she actually is!

Nothing about that would make me think she's not qualified.

Yeah, the only reason this would make you think she's unqualified is if you're prejudiced against Catholics or sexist against women who wear skirts or choose to give birth more than once. OP may not realize how bigoted and judgmental the statement sounds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How does a single woman creating a Nazi curriculum have anything to do with the majority of people homeschooling?

Have you lived in North Carolina?

I have and those curriculums from many of the religious homeschool groups are just awful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think homeschooling should be regulated. The other example and I think it is unfortunately a lot more common is the adult reminiscing about her homeschool schedule where they spent maybe 30 minutes on academics and the rest of the day doing chores and supervising siblings

The focus in the legal arguments of homeschooling is about the rights of the parents versus the rights of the child. Little parental rights movement is the same it's all about what parents think they have a right to do and viewing their children as a legal extension of them versus as an individual with their own rights.

It's interesting to me how people who are advocating for homeschooling constantly talk about how it is the superior option. Simultaneously argue that there should be little to know oversight or transparency into how their children are getting that Superior education. I would assume that if you are wanting to prove that your child is doing better you would be okay with observations, wir samples assessments or other methods demonstrate that your child is getting a high quality education.

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[Anonymous]

Why can't the homeschool kids just take SOL's in Virginia or whatever the equivalent is in other states?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does a single woman creating a Nazi curriculum have anything to do with the majority of people homeschooling?

Have you lived in North Carolina?

I have and those curriculums from many of the religious homeschool groups are just awful.

Which ones? TGATB? Abeka? Memoria Press? Classical Academic Press? BJU? Apologia? Some are better than others