home schooling should be monitored as perents could be way out of their depth but not have the inteligence to realize it. leaving the child wanting and needing more than the parent can provide.

it is currently open to abuse by needy or clingy parents, who use it to keep their child under their total control.

there should at least be guidelines as to the levels of basic education that the child should be reaching.

reading, writing and basic maths should be tested.

as a friend said, when we were talking about this the other day.
just imagine if that 12 year old girl who burnt the gollyat this years red white and blue festival was to be taught at home, would and are the things her parents are teaching her acceptable?

home schooling comes with some serious pitfalls.
we get so much of our beliefs from our parents even going to school, just how much power to quash free thinking would they have if at home all day as well?

take care all

jade x x x x