A Danger to Society? Should Homeschooling Be Banned?

You may have seen in the media the idea of banning homeschooling. Why is it suggested? What do you think?

[ginnywilken]

Thanks for the video. I'm a former Homeschool Mom, my two children are now 33 years old and 35 years old. Whenever they tested out at the end of the school year they always were in the 90% . My daughter went to school for Veternairian Technician and received a special award for high achievement, a 4.0 grade average throughout the 2 year program. She has been working at the same clinic for over 10 years. My son got involved in Missionary work and was in Nepal, China, Taiwan and Thailand. They are both very caring individuals . I believe in Homeschooling because no one has more interest in your child than you. And you don't get those young, informative years back.

[klausschwabshubris]

The only risk of homeschooling is producing decent humans with critical thinking skills.

[mamaasbell]

I have been homeschooling since 1995. I have seven children with the two youngest being 14 and 15 years old. We never even considered public schooling for any of my children. My husband and I sought the Lord, and homeschooling is where He led us. All of my adult children are excelling in the workplace and have leadership roles. Two purchased their own homes at 23 years old. I could go on and on about their accomplishments. My 15-year-old just graduated high school and is about to be enrolled in an online accredited college. It would require me to write a book to detail all the ways homeschooling has blessed me, my children, my family, and my marriage. I have no regrets. My best advice is to continually seek the Lord all the way through it.

[Lukethesteelheadmaster]

Who would possibly ever think homeschooling is bad? I know alot of people that were homeschooled and they were much better kids for the most part and have a very good head on their shoulders. Nobody should send their kids to public school unless it's the last option.

[edwardlangdon]

All of this is blown out the window, when you look at the recent pandemic. Basically two years of education that resulted in zero education. Those kids that were home schooled did not miss a beat.

[curteknoian]

If homeschooling takes hold, they lose control and income.

[christopherpike]

Chinas reeducation camps, Native American reeducation schools. We have a common theme throughout history up to present. Forcing people to be indoctrinated into a specific singular belief does not end well, for that individual or society as a whole.

[jujubear]

Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto. Best book. John was awarded Teacher of the Year in NY and taught for 30 years. A real eye opener of the business of schools and what is really taught.

[ethanmcdonald]

I homeschool my daughter and she is in the 90th percentile of math and reading, and I didn’t even graduate. That’s how east it is for a kid to excel in the proper environment.

[BeckiDawn]

I definitely do not want my kids to be indoctrinated. We made the decision to homeschool my son this year. He has done FAR better and has learned so much more than he has in the many years he's been in the public system.

[KanoWhite]

Wow imagine wanting to homeschool your children and not let the government train them for a life of yielding to their whims... Sorry, I meant 'give them a well rounded education'.. I'm an ex-teacher and can tell you two words that make homeschool superior when compared to a gov setting for quality learning regardless of indoctrination etc.. Those two words are:

'Contact time'

[szbyzan]

Not a parent. But if i was i would homeschool. I learned nothing in public schools except to fear for my safety. What i did learn was stuff self taught.

[CowboyTay]

I was really on the fence about homeschooling when my wife brought it up but last year we pulled our kid out of fancy private school and joined a local homeschool co-op and the results are amazing. If you have the ability to homeschool your children, why would you not? It takes work, and even family can be skeptical at first, but in my experience it is far superior than any public school and significantly better than most private schools. I understand why Harvard elites might want to ban it. We are teaching our child how to think, not what to think. Nearly all corporate schools are doing the opposite, telling them what to think instead of how to think.

Full disclosure, I have a BS in Economics with a minor in History from a state university and an MBA from a private university. My wife went to college on an athletic scholarship and is a lay coach at the most expensive private school in our state. Yet we choose to homeschool.

[framistan]

I am an EXPERT in this subject. I am a substitute teacher with about 6 years experience in 2 different states, Missouri and Florida. I have worked at HUNDREDS of various schools. Public schools are not much more than baby sitting services. Every classroom has several hooligans present. It only takes ONE hooligan to totally disrupt the teaching process. Teachers must CONSTANTLY spend a lot of time asking kids to "PUT YOUR CELLPHONES AWAY!" Kids put them away for 2 minutes... and RIGHT BACK out with them. What do they do on the cellphone? They watch sports, videogames, texting, and PORNO!!! Cellphones should be SMASHED right in front of the kid if caught on one. On top of that... every kid is given an I-PAD or other laptop. What do they do on that? The same thing they do on the cellphone. Any parent who sends their child to public school is doing damage to their own child. Home schooling can't be worse than public schools. Kids act like maniacs, punks and are totally out of control in most classrooms. If you send your kids to public school, you are deluded.

[Streghamay]

Better than having them racked with anxiety and fear every morning they leave the house over being SHOT TO DEATH at public school.

[angelicguidance]

Happy homeschooling mom here, my son is Vax free, smart and healthy. Glory to God 🙏🏼❤️

[Misaka-gtyj]

Honestly with all the gun violence in public schools, I'd say anything non-homeschooled would be alot more dangerous.

[chuckmaxfield]

I have taught at a college for 20 years. Some of the best and well-adjusted students were homeschooled. The shade thrown at home schooling has a lot to do with the teachers union's political goals.

[B.Moore-Ready]

GOOD parents if you don't want your children to be future lunatics, HOME SCHOOL PLEASE!!!!👍

[hollyridgley]

I am a product of home school. I am a visually impaired student. And I had a lot of trouble being bullied. And teachers not helping me learn. They would say that I was there for socialization not learning to read. so, if my parents hadn’t taken me out of that environment and put me into homeschool never would have learned to read.