I know one person who was home-schooled. Dumb as a box of rocks, couldn't get her G.E.D. because she hadn't learned anything more than basic math and English skills. So yeah, there probably ought to be some sort of standard for the people who home school children.

I know one person who was home-schooled. Dumb as a box of rocks, couldn't get her G.E.D. because she hadn't learned anything more than basic math and English skills. So yeah, there probably ought to be some sort of standard for the people who home school children.

They do, actually.

They have to pass standardized tests administered at the public school they would have attended.

Though I am a bit leery of the home school concept, I have seen it work pretty well. The trouble is that the parents are the biggest variable.

I personally think it's pretty ballsy to say you can teach K-12 ALL by yourself

(or between two parents, point remains) no matter how intelligent you are

or how much of a firm grasp you have on all that subject matter. Even all out

genius level people with photographic memories often times can not articulate

as well as they would like in conversation... and you're going to teach all that

effectivelly at home without the support of a structured environment?

If you have a bad math teacher or if you're stuck in an english class that just

does not engage you then there's at least the chance that next year you

will click better with your next teacher, having ONE person, parent or not

teach all the subjects seems very overwhelming for both parties involved...

IIRC, I think Ahnold tried to reign in state spending when he was first elected by taking on the teacher's union (which got a law mandating certain expenditures linked to state income) and failed horribly. Obviously, that same teacher's union had issues with home-schooling, which makes me wonder who's really in power.

As for what's going on now in California, I think at some point, it's relevance on the US/world stage will change, depending on how these new policies are carried out. Even the Hollywood types are mobile enough to leave - and places like Vancouver could take over (not to mention Bollywood, etc...)