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::::I agree with Aschlafly. Reading, writing and arithmetic are the backbone of an education. I look forward to homeschooling my own children one day, at least until their teenage years, so I can teach them one other important thing missing in government run schools - values. [[User:ClarkeD|ClarkeD]] 19:52, 2 September 2008 (EDT)

::::I agree with Aschlafly. Reading, writing and arithmetic are the backbone of an education. I look forward to homeschooling my own children one day, at least until their teenage years, so I can teach them one other important thing missing in government run schools - values. [[User:ClarkeD|ClarkeD]] 19:52, 2 September 2008 (EDT)

:::::Nowhere did I downplay the signifigance of the "three R's." The point I was making, is that they form the foundation for advanced knowledge, but do not in and of themselves create the values that some people are attributing to homeschooling. They are neutral things, and have nothing to do with anything liberal or conservative. Mr. Schlafly's point was that these children who went to institutionalized school systems after 9 or 10 still learned their basics at home, and that somehow was responsible for their prominence. But I beg to differ. What you've learned by 9 or 10 years old, I don't feel is the deciding factor. I have no issue with Mr. Schlafly defending homeschooling. He's chosen it as his cause, and whether I personally agree or not the fact remains that at least he is motivated by the desire to educate children. We ca debate his methods all day and night but the decision to brighten a child's mind, in itself is never a bad decision at all. But I digress... I just wanted to show that he may not have chosen the best battleground for defending homeschooling with THIS PARTICULAR facet of homeschooling (go back up to the start of this specific topic in case my ramblings have made you forget, lol...).[[User:Jros83|Jros83]] 08:03, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

:::::Nowhere did I downplay the signifigance of the "three R's." The point I was making, is that they form the foundation for advanced knowledge, but do not in and of themselves create the values that some people are attributing to homeschooling. They are neutral things, and have nothing to do with anything liberal or conservative. Mr. Schlafly's point was that these children who went to institutionalized school systems after 9 or 10 still learned their basics at home, and that somehow was responsible for their prominence. But I beg to differ. What you've learned by 9 or 10 years old, I don't feel is the deciding factor. I have no issue with Mr. Schlafly defending homeschooling. He's chosen it as his cause, and whether I personally agree or not the fact remains that at least he is motivated by the desire to educate children. We ca debate his methods all day and night but the decision to brighten a child's mind, in itself is never a bad decision at all. But I digress... I just wanted to show that he may not have chosen the best battleground for defending homeschooling with THIS PARTICULAR facet of homeschooling (go back up to the start of this specific topic in case my ramblings have made you forget, lol...).[[User:Jros83|Jros83]] 08:03, 3 September 2008 (EDT)

== Other Factors Contributing to Homeschool Success ==

== Other Factors Contributing to Homeschool Success ==