I homeschool not because of a religious agenda or some pioneering libertarian extremism but because it is the best education I can give my children with the resources we have. It is hard and stressful and extremely rewarding. It is supremely frustrating to have the same people complain on one hand about the state of the nations educational system (and of course how its all the greedy, lazy, overpaid, teacher's fault! HA!) and on the other hand try to undermine my confidence as a homeschooler.
We want the best and the brightest and the most creative teaching our children not a manual or a computer. But, as more intelligent, caring, well trained, teachers become fed up with the soul crushing conditions in our schools who will be left to educate? How many excuses are we willing to make in the name of free babysitting for our kids for the entire work day? How much more needs to be taken away? How much lower do our expectations need to get? My hat is off to you public school teachers. I know so many of you and I hear your struggles. Until I found Waldorf Education I thought I would never become a teacher because I knew without a doubt that I wouldn't survive a week as a public school teacher. I was taught to think for myself and helped to see outside the box. What are your kids being taught? As the "good" teachers are forced out who will be left to teach them?
