Which candidates support Homeschooling?

Question

From what I've found:

Barrack Obama (NO)

Obama will require all schools of education to be accredited.

http://www.barackobama.com/pdf/ObamaBlueprintForChange.pdf

Hillary Clinton (NO)

If she is for it why doesn't she mention it ANYWHERE on her website?

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/issues/education/

John McCain (YES)

John McCain will fight for the ability of

all students to have access to all schools of demonstrated

excellence, including their own homes.

http://johnmccain.com/Informing/Issues/19ce50b5-daa8-4795-b92d-92bd0d985bca.htm

Answer 1

Good question.  You answered it correctly.  Many of the people who responded argued the merits of homeschooling vs. public schooling.  But when it comes to politics, that's not really the question.  The real question is who gets to decide how my children will be educated - their parents who love them, want what is best for them, and know them better than anyone, or the government.

Liberals tend not to trust parents to raise their children, and believe "It Takes a Village" to raise a child.  After all there are some parents who don't do a good job of parenting.  Education is better left to the "experts."

As for me, I will put my trust in parents over the government anytime, and I am very wary of politicians who are so arrogant that they think they can do a better job than parents of raising America's children.  Yes, there are exceptions, and abused children should be taken from their parents, but overall, America's children will be much better off if the government doesn't interfere in raising them.  I'm guessing that most people can think of a public school or two that didn't do a good job educating its students.

By the way, in response to a previous comment from the Bold Tortoise, both intelligence and the Word of God are important.  But if I had to make a choice, it would be easy - the Word of God is more important.  And I wouldn't want anyone teaching my child who couldn't respect that.

Answer 2

i am homeschooled as well, but my social skills are ok, not as good as i would like them to be but i'm working on it. I have friends but i could have WAY more. If i got out there and tried. That is my problem. I started homescholing in 2006. homeschooling has its ups and downs.  sometimes its hard for me to concentrate but when i put myself down i actually get lots of work done.  my schedule is very flexible and I can go out and do things when others are still in school. (My form of homeschooling is online.)

Answer 3

You are forgetting Ron Paul! He's still in it to win. He's for our right to be accountable for our own lives including homeschooling.

Answer 4

Well, thanks for the info. It confirms what I've read as well.

to create a metadiscussion, people who stereotype are definitely socialized, they've been socialized by public schools and media to generalize all information rather than make exceptions.

People who block their Q&A's are healthy socializers, they know how to protect themselves from trolls and others who tend to follow their answers and harass them (which is exactly why I blocked mine) I do still accept private notes, but I find that I tend to get angry people who disagree with my posts emailing me. So I'm considering blocking that as well. That's called self-preservation from complete strangers. I socialize just fine in the real world. Besides, isn't that considered stereotyping? ;-)

Answer 5

Who cares...the point of school is socialization...you dont want your kid to be all wierd and dweeby with no friends, do you?

Answer 6

homeschooling doesn't make all kids anti social.  There are many people who go to college with me that were home schooled.  they are very social and also seem to have gotten a better education than those of us who were in the public or private school systems.  However, homeschooling can be bad if the parents don't really put great emphasis on education and routine and who don't put their children into situations where they can socialize with other children.

Answer 7

Education needs control over it to guarantee all children receive the best education possible.  There's no way to determine this for home schooled children.  Plus most home schooling does not provide the socialization that all children need leaving them either as outcasts when they enter real society where they have to work with other people or when they go to college they are overwhelmed and partake in all the negative aspects because they had been sheltered before.  Sorry if I'm being harsh but in my opinion of people I know who were homeschooled this is what happens.

Answer 8

That's what I've found in my research as well. I can't believe that even in this question the trolls come out and make their ignorance known.

Answer 9

Excellent question, and you answered your own question correctly.  Home schoolers are more successful, better educated, and they generally are able to bypass the s*x and drugs syndrome that prevails in public schools.  People who really care about their kids are the ones who pay the price to home school them.

Answer 10

Hang on, John McCain according to your link is also NO. All he goes on about is choice of SCHOOLS. Where exactly does he mention HS? If Clinton is NO because she doesn't mention it so is McCain.

If none of them have anything to say about HS, which seems to the case, then the individual states will continue to decide what's legal and this question is just a pointless bit of party politics isn't it?

Answer 11

All right.  I was homeschooled from kindergarten through twelfth grade, and generally I manage to socialize just fine :)

My parents did not homeschool me for religious reasons.  They chose to educate me at home because they believed that is provided an easier, more manageable schedule, and better learning opportunities.  So far, I have proven their beliefs to be correct, earning a full scholarship into a nice college, where I am hoping to double-major.  

Homeschooling, however, is not something you can stereotype.  Simply because I was successful does not mean that every home-schooler will be successful.  I had a certain type of drive, as well as an amazingly supportive pair of parents :)  The very idea of homeschooling seems disadvantageous to some people because of the "lack of socialization" that they foresee.  I never had  lack of friends, and now, in college, I have developed yet another group of friends.

For me, homeschooling was wonderful.  I love all of the opportunities that it has given me.  But it is not something that everyone will enjoy.  Some people prefer the public-school atmosphere, and there is nothing wrong with either form of education, so long as it is done correctly.  In homeschooling, especially, the parents must be willing to forfeit their time to teach and encourage their children.  It is also imperative that they provide enough social activities that their children will not lack in that department.  It's a delicate balance...but it can be very worthwhile if done properly.

Answer 12

Since the states are supposed to be in charge of education (NCLB aside!) I don't worry about the president's opinion of homeschooling.  If anything, the last candidate who was supposed to support homeschooling (GWB) gave us No Child Left Behind.

It is unlikely I would be a single issue voter anyway!

Answer 13

probably the one with the closest proximity to evangelicals.  evangelicals make-up 80% of home-schooled households.

the word of Jesus is more important to them than intelligence.