Christina’s Common Sense

Homeschoolers really deserve a break. I mean, they’re stereotyped as unsociable loners with no friends who’ve never seen another human being in their life and just sit around watching Star Trek all the time (OK, so maybe the last one’s partially true). And on top of all that, they’ve got the government hanging over their shoulder watching their every move.

The California Supreme Court has ruled that all homeschooling parents, regardless of how long they’ve been homeschooling, have to go back to school and get teaching credentials if they wish to educate their children at home. If upheld, the ruling would wipe nearly all homeschoolers off the map.

And that’s exactly the point. You think they’ll stop here? Have you ever seen a government stop unless forced to by its citizens? The government will start with homeschoolers. Then it will go to Christian schools, other religious schools, private schools, and everything else until a government-run public school is the only way to educate (and I use the term loosely) your children.

Even if you’re not a homeschooler, ask yourself: Should the government have this kind of power? Should it be able to dictate how you raise your kids? Unless you’re a liberal, the answer, is probably no. Mark Twain once advised not to let classes interfere with your education. I’d advise not letting the government anywhere near it, either.