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Ruthanne Wong's avatar

Parenting is a multifaceted and irreplaceable function in the lives of children. It seems tragic to me that parents so undervalue the role they play in their children’s health and happiness that they intentionally sabotage themselves by taking on the additional role of educators.

The fundamental question, it seems to me, is “who will parent if parents abandon their role to become teachers?”

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There is such a thing as great homeschooling. One test to distinguish the good kind is, are the parents happy - eager - to take advantage of opportunities offered by other adults, outside the home, that give the kids more diverse exposures.

Parents who choose homeschooling because they sincerely want a *better* education than local public schools may provide, and who do the work to be good teachers of the academic basics themselves, tend to also recognize the limits of the home (+ home church) classroom setting. Also, they're working hard enough that they're glad to have a break once in a while.

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