// 1.31.09 // 7 Comments » // Freedom & Politics, Homeschooling, Link Love
I’ve tried unsuccessfully for the past three days to post a comment on the Momversations post, “Homeschool: Good or Bad?” So I’m going to post my comment here, cuz I kinda like what I have to say.
I always have to laugh when I hear people debating whether parents are “qualified” to teach their kids. I realize all homeschooling families are different, but I really “teach” my kids very little. We have co-ops and homeschool groups and field trips and classes and activities and sports. And we read a lot. I expose them to as much as possible. When my kids hit upon something they are interested in, we immerse ourselves in it.
My main goal in homeschooling my children is to teach them HOW TO TEACH THEMSELVES. I truly believe that if a person knows how to learn, they can accomplish anything in life. In public (and even private) schools, children are taught how to pass a test and regurgitate information that the government has deemed important. I just can’t see how that benefits anyone. Oh, wait, except maybe the government.
I also want to share Judy’s blog, Consent of the Governed. I recently went through my Google Reader subscriptions and cleared out almost all of them (I was up to 300+ feeds) because I couldn’t keep up and frankly couldn’t remember why I subscribed to many of them. Now that I have only a few, I am keeping up much better and reading the blogs that are most valuable to me. Consent of the Governed is one that I’m glad to be reading regularly again. I find myself sharing, stumbling, bookmarking and clipping almost every one of her posts. If you want to read some common sense political blogging, check her out.
