New Homeschooling Law in California

by Erica

There is an upsetting new ruling in the state of California that makes it illegal for parents to homeschool their children unless they are certified to teach. Please visit our friend, Scott's blog, to view more information about it.

My parents were both teachers in the public school system. Jason and I both went to public schools and I worked in a public school for 3 years. All this to say, I am not anti-public schools, but there are certainly flaws in the system.

A parent who is actively involved in what their child is learning makes a better teacher than someone who holds a piece of paper from the state. As parents, we should be allowed to choose which academic setting best fits the needs of our children.

I believe these are Scott's words which really drives home the point. "You have a government that says they can, and will, take your children for six hours a day and teach them whatever they want, and we as parents have no legal right to participate in or influence their education."

Scary, isn't it!