This would be a much more credible article if you distinguished between the extremist homeschoolers and all of the other homeschooling families, many of whom are very supportive of the public school system (and who often combine public school with other educational options to create an appropriately individualized program) - or who live in places like Texas or Oklahoma where they homeschool because they don't want their children to become scientifically illiterate homophobic bigots.
I'm all in favor of keeping kids safe from the adults who are supposed to educate and protect them, but sometimes it's the homeschoolers who are protecting their kids - kids who have special needs, or face racism in the classroom, or are bullied and abused by students and teachers. You do a disservice to so many kids and the adults who are struggling to do the best they can for kids who need them. Not every child fits in the same mold, and trying to force that can be just as abusive as the situations you are describing.
Maybe someday you will acknowledge that the homeschooling world is far more diverse than you have been willing to cop to. You might find that many of the other homeschoolers are your allies in keeping children safe and educated. You don't have to be one more obstacle for parents who are already fighting to get the needs of their children met.
This would be a much more credible article if you distinguished between the extremist homeschoolers and all of the other homeschooling families, many of whom are very supportive of the public school system (and who often combine public school with other educational options to create an appropriately individualized program) - or who live in places like Texas or Oklahoma where they homeschool because they don't want their children to become scientifically illiterate homophobic bigots.
I'm all in favor of keeping kids safe from the adults who are supposed to educate and protect them, but sometimes it's the homeschoolers who are protecting their kids - kids who have special needs, or face racism in the classroom, or are bullied and abused by students and teachers. You do a disservice to so many kids and the adults who are struggling to do the best they can for kids who need them. Not every child fits in the same mold, and trying to force that can be just as abusive as the situations you are describing.
Maybe someday you will acknowledge that the homeschooling world is far more diverse than you have been willing to cop to. You might find that many of the other homeschoolers are your allies in keeping children safe and educated. You don't have to be one more obstacle for parents who are already fighting to get the needs of their children met.