• Treczoks@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    Just another reason to make home “schooling” illegal. It enables abuse on so many levels.

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      10 hours ago

      You want to home school? No problem. Just need to make sure your home is up to the same standards as regular school.

      • Teacher with a master’s degree (depending on state)
      • ADA compliant with wheelchair access (so the inspectors can get in if they’re in a wheelchair of course!)
      • Kid still needs to take the same standardized exams as every other kid at the school.
      • Everyone in the home has to be up to date on vaccinations.
      • Everyone in the home must undergo a thorough background check.
      • Regular welfare visits since the child can’t be regularly observed by state employees five days a week.
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        2 hours ago

        That would still missing the key issue here: regular contact with children of the same age group.

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        i grew up homeschooled with extreme abuse, and have been saying this for years. i have gotten a surprising amount of pushback for it, even by friends who i consider progressive. it’s strange

        oh, and the adult administering the curriculum must be licensed to teach in that state and keep up with licensing. (my mom had the equivalent of a self taught 3rd grade level education)

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        9 hours ago

        Good luck getting any of that done if they claim they’re a “religious teaching institution.”

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          6 hours ago

          put that damn wall back up. they get sundays, real school gets monday through friday.

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        9 hours ago

        They’d scream and cry that you’re trampling their rights. Though I absolutely agree with you.