Today we are pleased to offer this guest commentary from our incoming Senate Republican leader (in just a couple of weeks)…
EDUCATION BEGINS IN THE HOME
By Senator Dave Cogdill, District 14
Senate Republican Leader-Elect
The very minute a person becomes a parent is the minute in which the education process begins. Parents teach their children how to feed, talk, and walk. We also lay the foundation for our children to learn logic, math, and reading among other things. We teach them basic social skills. These are parents’ responsibilities that last well beyond children’s formal education.
However, based on the recent 2nd District Court of Appeals ruling against home schooling, the court seems to be saying that parents cease to be qualified educators once children reach the magic age of 5. The court has made a value judgment that education provided by credentialed teachers is better than an education provided by parents. While there are many exceptionally talented and dedicated credentialed teachers at California’s schools, this decision both strikes at the core of the family unit and also defies commonsense. If the purpose of education is truly to teach children and not fill public school coffers, one only needs to look at results.
Are children educated in the home actually learning or is home schooling merely a “ruse” by parents to keep their children at home, as stated by the court?
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