Christian homeschoolers cry discrimination after trade schools ask for proof they learned something

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81. well the research does not support your anecdotes.

i know many, because i did it myself for 8 years. most here in chicago take advantage of the many, many opportunities for their kids to take high quality classes from respected institutions. the enrichment classes that are offered for gifted kids from the universities here are full of homeschoolers.
my kids did saturday classes at northwestern. tho they do require a "resume" of some sort, they always take the homeschool kids that come to them. they have proven to these serious educators that they can handle the work.
they also did a summer program with national lewis, which is a teacher's college. they excelled.

my youngest actually went to public school starting in 1st grade. 2nd youngest started in second. but they were raised in a school, so they had an enormous head start over the other students. their teachers all saw them for the bright, well rounded kids they were, and i received a great deal of praise.

my oldest, who started the whole thing, is now working on a phd in theoretical math. even tho he exceeded my math knowledge (1 semester of calculus in college) at about age 10, i made sure that he got outside classes in math. plus, he gained such a solid grounding in numbers and how they worked that he taught himself a great deal.

research into the outcomes for homeschoolers in higher ed settings shows that most outpace their traditionally schooled peers.

so, please add that to your anecdotal information, and realize that your view is prejudiced.