Home schooling your children has been a practice that has caught on tremendously over the last decade. And with all the violence going on in the schools, whether public or private, people are considering home schooling more today than ever. However, a judge in the Second District Court of Appeals in Los Angeles, California ruled on February 28, 2008 that the only way to teach kids from the age of 6 to 18 is to have the proper credentials. If parents desire to teach their kids this means they must have a teaching degree. Judge H. Walter Croskey has stated that it will be considered criminal if any teaches children in this age bracket without the proper teaching credentials.
Parents feel that home schooling allows them to have more time with their children. Also, they feel it gives them more choice on the materials that they feel are appropriate learning material for their children. Other government officials in California are fighting this ruling agreeing with the parents that this ruling impedes upon the parent’s right to choice what’s best for their child.
This has been a hot topic of discussion especially around my workplace. I have a co-worker whose wife home schools their 3 children and a co-worker whose children attend public school. The debate has been will the children that are home schooled really get the diverse exposure that children in the system gets, will they be able to function in society because they have been confined within their own comfort zone. The opinions vary from one side to the other. There are some that feel that being home-schooled provides a greater education because of the concentration level and student to teacher ratio. Others feel that going to public school gives their children the necessary tools to be able to deal with different personalities and backgrounds with is important in society. As I’ve read articles and spoke with other individuals about home-schooling, these seem to be the same opinions the vast majority of society have as well.
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Really, this topic has raised a lot of comments around people I am with also. I know it was ruled unconstitutional, but that has to do with CA's constitution, for the US Constitution has nothing to say about it. You do have to wonder about the "ripple effect" this is going to have in other states. As a product of a private school, and known many people who have also home schooled, this concerns me.
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