is homeschooling child abuse?

[Associate Justice PiT]

     The socialization angle is an important one in assailing homeschooling as a practice, though what I have seen in public schools makes me wonder how beneficial it actually is to be in that kind of an environment. My attitude would be that it is not child abuse, though it could definitely be used to enable such ills.

[Associate Justice PiT]

Gotta love those liberals. "You can be whatever you want and no one should dictate your life choices... but if you're a housewife that means you're a reactionary gender traitor brainwashed by patriarchy, and if you homeschool your children that means you're an abusive parent."

These are the days I actually feel like I have more in common with Cathcon and RFayette.

     My mom was active as a second-wave feminist back in the 1960s and 1970s, and for her the ideas of having control over your own life and the freedom to choose as you like are critically important. Women's independence is important to me, but I am also concerned by the trends that you observe here. It's almost as if being "equal" is more important for some people than being "free" is. This article seems relevant...and utterly terrifying.