10 MAR 08 / "Home Schooling Setback"

Last week's California appellate court ruling prohibiting parents from home schooling their children unless they hold a teaching credential is anti-American.

The 2nd district court of appeals,

When Americans encounter obstacles they strive to overcome them. Tens of billions of dollars are spent in California alone on public education, and the K-12 system, with a few exceptions, is failing the children. The home schooling movement is simply an attempt by concerned parents to ensure that their children receive an education that prepares them for the challenges of life. Parents want a viable alternative to failure.

failure

teacher's unions attempt to seize control and usurp the freedom of parents to control their children's destiny. Parents are their children's first teachers. There's no reason to believe that they can't remain their teachers beyond the age of 5. In fact, the evidence shows that in all 50 states home schooled children are succeeding.

parents who care enough about their children to invest hundreds of hours per year for the betterment of their children. When the public schools fail to teach children, parents rightly decide to do it themselves. And they often do it better.