Anti-Homeschool Germany

[Nurvingiel]

Originally Posted by sisterandcousinandaunt

http://www.mises.org/story/1425

Just because Massachusetts had a literacy rate of 98% two years before compsory education enacted in 1852 does not mean, as you seemed to be implying, that public education has been bad for the USA as a whole.


People are homeschooled in Canada as well, for a variety of reasons. For some kids, the public education system really doesn't help them, as it does for most kids. If you are being completely failed (not learning the most important bits, mainly, how to read, do math, and interact with your peers, not necessarily in that order), then being homeschooled is a good alternative. I don't know anyone who was homeschooled, but I'm sure they could get into university as easily as the next kid. They'd just have to write the LPI like anyone who didn't get 85% or higher in English 12. Maybe they challenge all the government exams and their college entrance marks are based on that. I'm sure it works out fine.