Should Homeschooling Be Banned?

[DC Al Fine]

This issue come up in other conversations from time to time so I thought it might as well have it's own thread. It's an interesting issue to examine since it involves differing cultures, but has relatively little of the racial connotations that affect similar discussions.

What do you think? Should homeschooling be banned?

[DC Al Fine]

Yes, the rich should not be allowed to segregate themselves from the unwashed masses.

That's private schools TNF.

Homeschoolers tend to be a mix of religious conservatives, and special cases (bullied, gifted, disabled in some form etc.)

[DC Al Fine]

Why not just have one set of schools and avoid all the redundancy?

Why not just have one brand of gas stations and avoid all the redundancy? Do we really need both BP and Exxon?

Why not just have one type of peanut butter and avoid all the redundancy? Do we really need both creamy and crunchy?

Why not just have one baseball league and avoid all the redundancy? Do we really need both the AL and the NL?

I am completely in favor of having one gas company, actually.

And only one car company; Trabant

[DC Al Fine]

As for homeschooling, if a parent believes that they are better qualified to be teach their child, then they should obviously be allowed to do so, provided they meet minimum standards.

For the posters who've said something to this effect; what sort of standards would you put in place?

[DC Al Fine]

Just so we're clear, at what level of income does one become an evil capitalist?