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[quote=Anonymous]the thing that burns me when people homeschool is the idea that just because you can pop out a kid you know how to "teach" them.  There are so many things you need to know, other than the basic academic things you are teaching.  Development - social, behavioral, cognitive - all of these things play into what your child can learn and when they can learn it.  Not to mention learning to work with different styles of learners and noticing and working with difficulties and disabilities.  I am a teacher (with a Masters) and I have learned SO MUCH in my years of teaching about development and what constitutes "real" learning.  Often homeschooling curriculums are workbook/text based and less focused on experiential learning and more focused on what you can "see" - I can do a worksheet, I can write my name, but can I think and solve problems with others and on my own?  Another thing to consider is that humans are social learners - we need people to work with, bounce ideas of of, etc.  It's hard for one child to learn to their highest capacity by themselves, just like it's hard for adults to do the same.

I don't care if people want to homeschool, but I think if they do it without proper background knowledge and/or training they are doing their child a disservice.  [/quote]

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