Fred, I'd concur with Dan Soares when he talks about: > failure of public schools to 'deliver' in basic educational skills, the huge > problem with drugs, alcohol, teen sex, racial bigotry (that is still > prevalent > in some areas) in schools and also our desire to see our children excel > academically and creatively.
In making our decision to homeschool our two children, my wife and I also considered the huge benefits of personal attention that a homeschooling child receives, better social interaction among non-peers and generally superior language skills. None of these are really the domain of the homeschooling movement, but if these were somebody's main criteria in making educational choices, then the homeschool system has more to offer. Santosh Helerkar said: > Frederick, you are right. Homeshooling in the U.S., especially in the > south is motivated by religious reasons. They want to impart Bible > education, and leave out devilish nonsense such as the theory of > evolution, global climate, knowledge about other cultures and the > United Nations. My guess is that Santosh is partially right, but generally wrong. There are many parents who'd teach their kids about both evolution and creation--a two-sided approach can hardly be faulted, score one for parents who do that and zero for the public shools that don't. As for knowledge about other cultures, many Americans living outside the USA tend to homeschool. In fact, there's a disproportionately high percentage of those who do, and they transcend cross cultural barriers more easily than their peers from the American public school system. They often have a greater appreciation for foreign languages, food and culture. Peter ########################################################################## # Send submissions for Goanet to [EMAIL PROTECTED] # # PLEASE remember to stay on-topic (related to Goa), and avoid top-posts # # More details on Goanet at http://joingoanet.shorturl.com/ # # Please keep your discussion/tone polite, to reflect respect to others # ##########################################################################
