The article I read that was presented in the Washington Post "California parents eager on ruling on home schooling" stated that parents of 166,000 children in Los Angeles await a state court ruling on their constitutional right to home school with out a teaching credential. This was presented when parents were informed that a law is presently in use that states that both parents/tutors of home schooled children must be certified by the state in order to take initiative with such a task as teaching their child at home.
The courts are considering sending children who were home taught by tutors/parents who did not hold a state certification at the time the children were receiving education at home back to the classroom. What kind of effect will this have, considering that California holds the largest number of homeschoolers both in the nation and acrossed the country.
I think that there should be some standards set fourth to parents/ tutors who are interested in homeschooling children. The individual who intends on teaching should have some sort of received education. Maybe rather than having a certification, if the state sets standards that they need to follow inorder to assure that these children are receiving the education required for this particular state. The state if they felt it necessary could make up some sort of test that would follow the guidelines of what the children are supposed to be learning to ensure that they are being educated properly.
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I agree. Clearly, not just anybody is fit to educate a child. The student is the one that's negatively affected when he/she is home-schooled by someone who isn't qualified. I'm surprised the requirements weren't stricter in the first place. In the case where it's discovered that the child was being taught by someone who isn't qualified, they should be sent back to the classroom. A child's education is something that should be taken seriously.
There is definitly a need for some type of test or class for parents who wish to homeschool their children. Parents should want their children to get the best education possible, if this is by homeschooling, so be it, but the teaching needs to be done right. As a future teacher, I really feel it is neccessary for parents wishing to teach children at home take a test or class to ensure they are capable. The students that have been taught by unqualified teachers should go back to the classroom in order to ensure they are taking learning seriously.
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