This is a pretty big issue with me as a near anarchist libertarian. Many of the "homeschoolers" I've met, not in SFBUNie events but elsewhere, use "charter schools" like Connecting Waters or California Virtual Academies (CAVA) and are very happy and glib as they describe the way they are spending thousands of my tax dollars. It's sort of irritating actually. They go through all the same testing as public school kids and we all know what a waste of time that is! For the most part they seem to be among the more traditional minded in terms of "teaching classes" to the kids and constantly measuring "progress." I don't imagine that there are or could be very many unschoolers (world schoolers?) in charter schools simply because of the accountability problems.
In any case, there is a good article here in Home Education Magazine, it gives a good overview of what the problem with government control of "homeschooling" really is.
In any case, there is a good article here in Home Education Magazine, it gives a good overview of what the problem with government control of "homeschooling" really is.
Thanks for the link, Larry. It's been heartening to see how many people recognize the importance of maintaining the autonomy of bona fide homeschoolers - in fact I posted a bit about that again earlier this evening.
ReplyDeleteI really like your header photo! It reminds me of an area we used to visit when I was a little kid, somewhere east of the mountains, north of Death Valley... I loved those wide open empty spaces and the beckoning mountains beyond. And now I live in much the same kind of territory here in Alaska!
Helen,
ReplyDeleteThat photo is one I took on a Christmas trip to Death Valley back in 2001.
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