Delicious Wingnut Outrage: Team Obama wins fight to have Christian home-school family deported

[YarnAddict]

16. I've known LOTS of homeschoolers

and for the most part, they do a pretty good job, because they care more about their children's future than anyone else--including teachers.

Most of my homeschooling friends were fundies, but that had less to do with the decision to homeschool than what was happening--or not--in the public school classrooms.

One of my friends used the John Holt approach, which IIRC involved learning through real life experiences; you learned fractions by baking cookies, etc. One of her daughters picked up a book at three years old and taught herself to read. The other one was significantly older--maybe 8 or 10 before she finally started to read, buut both girls went to college, did well, and graduated.

Another friend started homeschooling when her daughter was failing in public school. She had a wonderful teacher, who was absolutely mystified as to what was going on. My friend took the time to educate herself about learning styles, and tested her daughter to find the best method for her daughter. Once she found that magic method, the girl began to flourish, her self-esteem rose, and she went on to also graduate from college.

One of my closest friends is a major control freak. She took her daughter out of public kindergarten when the teacher wouldn't let the child monopolize the classroom. she worked both of her daughters a full year ahead of grade level, so that they both entered college early.

As to what they believe, who cares? My control freak friend's daughter had to take some science class in which she was taught evolution. She promised her mother that she would learn it for the exams, and then forget it. So what if that's what she did?

I have had multiple discussions with my (intolerant) son, who thinks that people who reject evolution can't function in life. That simply isn't true. The professions of which a belief in evolution is integral are very, very few in number. Who cares if your nurse, or you insurance agent, or your mortgage lender believes that the earth is only 3000 years old?

But, I'm kind of a live-and-let-live type.