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In reply to the discussion: Where do you stand on homeschooling? [View all]Ava
(16,197 posts)Homeschoolers get a bad rep thanks to fundies, but even a lot of fundie homeschoolers get a better education (minus science issues) than public schools right now since many homeschoolers are from parts of the country where public schools are underfunded, such as the south. I'm a huge advocate of supporting public schools because I went to public school until the 7th grade, when no child left behind and lower property taxes really began to kick in in my part of the country. I went from being in an above average math class (algebra one versus pre-algebra and math 7) to our school having to get rid of the two higher math levels and put more students in less classes of math 7. I have no doubt that homeschooling gave me opportunities, both educational and those related to activism, that being in my public school wouldn't have. Thankfully I have the luxury of having a well-educated brilliant mother (love you mom!) who was able to take the time to homeschool me - something most students don't have and more reason for us to better-fund and better-organize public schools.
I think a big issue here is that a lot of people just don't understand that being a homeschooler doesn't mean that you don't support public schools - that coupled with misconceptions about all homeschoolers being fundies who don't want to learn about evolution.