One of the more significant social and political consequences of the coronavirus pandemic is the fact that countless American parents of public school-enrolled children suddenly find themselves faced with the daunting prospect of having to homeschool those kids for an indefinite period of time.
When normalcy returns , most of those families , who for various reasons are unable or unwilling to continue homeschooling , will simply fall back into their old groove and schooling will resume as before. But many parents may find themselves enlightened and excited about homeschooling’s benefits and how it actually operates , as opposed to common misconceptions , which are usually pejorative. This is a possibility that the secular leftist elites in education will not tolerate.
One example of the left’s offensive against homeschoolers : the Daily Caller reports that in June , Harvard Law School will be hosting an invite-only “ homeschooling summit ” to discuss the “problems of educational deprivation and child maltreatment that too often occur under the guise of homeschooling , in a legal environment of minimal or no oversight.”
The event , which will host speakers from education and child welfare policy backgrounds as well as academics , policy advocates , and legislators , is sponsored by Harvard Law School’s Child Advocacy Program , in cooperation with the Academy on Violence and Abuse , the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children , the Institute for Human Services , the New York Foundling , the William & Mary Bill of Rights Institute , and the Zero Abuse Project. Note how many of those organizations focus on child abuse. That’s because homeschooling parents are often demonized as abusers of their own children in order to justify government intrusion – oops, I mean “ oversight ” – into private homes.
Among the featured speakers is Harvard Law’s Elizabeth Bartholet , a co-organizer of the event , who has written extensively about the “ rapidly growing homeschool phenomena ” which she considers a “ threat ” to “ children and society ”… Her June 2019 article , “ Homeschooling : Parent Rights Absolutism vs. Child Rights to Education & Protection ” is recommended reading material for the event. The abstract of the piece reads :
” This article calls for a radical transformation in the homeschooling regime , and a related rethinking of child rights and reframing of constitutional doctrine. It recommends a presumptive ban on homeschooling , with the burden on parents to demonstrate justification for permission to homeschool ” …
Look at that again : a ban on homeschooling , with parents forced to argue for permission from the government to homeschool their own children.
In the article she states that “ society loses out ” when parents homeschool their children , and homeschooled children are not instilled with the “ skills needed to participate productively in society as adults through employment ” and will grow up “ alienated from society , ignorant of views and values different from their parents.”
What a load of BULLSHIT !!! …
This from the writer of this article ;
My wife and I are conservative Christians and we have homeschooled our young children from day one. We intend to keep doing so all the way through the college level if necessary. Why ?… Because as I’ve noted , the leftist-dominated education system from top to bottom is a toxic mix of incompetence , political indoctrination , bureaucratic indifference and increasing lawlessness among the students themselves as school authorities refuse to discipline certain demographic groups ...
Hit the link below for a a much need read …
The Left is Panicking That the Pandemic Will Encourage Homeschooling …
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