Thursday, January 24, 2008

Olivia St. John tells nosey bureaucrats: "Bug Off!"

Olivia St. John makes a great point in her column Bug Off!

In response to the recent tragedy of Banita Jacks killed her four children, Olivia makes the point that this was not about homeschooling. We made the same point last week.

Olivia continues by pointing out all the crimes and problems with public school.

She concludes by mentioning a study by Dr. Brian Ray then writes:

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In fact, the examination determined that the "degree of state control and regulation of homeschooling is not related to academic achievement."
In other words, home education is highly effective without a government nanny at the door. Professor Stevens was correct when he said homeschoolers place "very high value on parental autonomy."
So to all the bureaucrats interested in implementing ever-more intrusive and unnecessary state watchdog groups over homeschool families, I can speak for us all.

Bug Off.
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(Hat tip: HomeschoolBuzz)


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