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1. The parents aren't the ones who are expected to teach, they are expected to select online(or off) "coursework." So a parent doesn't have to be proficient in
by manaskarekar 14y ago
1. The parents aren't the ones who are expected to teach, they are expected to select online(or off) "coursework." So a parent doesn't have to be proficient in what he expects his child to learn.
2. Does everyone have to know everything? Isn't that a line between good parenting and bad parenting. If you think your kid will benefit from arts and history and what not, you will make sure they go through those courses. Why do you need someone else to force your kids to go through that curriculum? This just sounds like an implication that parents don't know what's good for their children, so we should trust what the experts have outlined for us.
Well, in the homeschool/online education setting, you still could and probably would consult education/career counselors for selection of syllabus.
- jiggy2011 14y agoIt's one thing to use online courseware as a supplement to education but another to remove a teacher who can sit next to a student and explain things they are having trouble with in different ways and work through problems with them. I think it's important to have some general grounding in a variety of subjects. I certainly wouldn't rely on all parents (who themselves may have failed in education) to be able to choose a good balanced curriculum for their children.