Parents are responsible for ensuring that their children’s education is carried out well - there is no logic that necessarily requires them to surrender that responsibility to the state. If they feel that the child would be best educated at home, by them or by another, that is their right. It is of course a crucial check within such a system that those teaching are vetted by the state to some extent to ensure their suitability. Such a system has worked for some of our most able achievers and will continue to do so. Some exceptions might slip through such a system, but that doesn’t mean the system is wrong - and it’s hardly as if state education has never failed. Moreover, this is a debate about whose claim to the right to guide a child is greater, the state’s or parents’. We stand firmly on behalf of the parents. Freedom of choice should exist in this arena, given all the responsibilities a parent assumes in bringing up a child: refusing parents the right to educate their children at home is an affront to a family’s liberty.

As long as the student is passing the standardized tests that their respective states require, then their parents are obviously capable as teachers and it should not pose any problems.

Yeah. There are a lot of really crappy schools out there that I've been to. They don't stick to the state curriculum, with all the noise from th other kids, school's not a good environment for learning, and on report cards, teachers give a lot of misleading information to mak it seem like a student is at the required standard when he is in fact above of below it.

Besides, parents are smart people. Most adults when to school them selves, and it is pretty easy for parents to go on the internet, find the curriculum and teach it to their kids, even if they're teaching themselves as they go.

What I think is the best option is to homeschool them for the elementry years and send them to school around middle school age. That way, if the parents didn't teach that well, there's still a chance for them to catch up and make friends before high school.

"Parents should be able to choose where their children get the greatest education. Our government does not know each individual student and what is best for everyone is not always in the same nutshell. Education is extremely important and homeschooling is the best. Parents who pick homeschooling have picked the finest possible option for their kids to succeed. It is a great choice because students get an individualized education with safety and convenience.

Parents who choose to homeschool are giving their children a more individualized one-on-one education. Disruptions are greatly diminished with one student compared to thirty students to one teacher ratio. In school, there is wasted time for troublemakers, lunch, and changing classes Students can also get ahead and excel unlike in brick and mortar school where the class is at the same speed for all students. Homeschool provides a greater way to learn with fewer distractions too.

Above all, parents should choose homeschooling because it helps with the safety issues of constant bullying, violence, and drug trafficking that is happening in public schools today .Furthermore, I think there is an issue with safety because most public schools do not have a metal detector. Presently, there is no accountability of the things students bring to school. They could bring guns, knives and anything they want into the school as long as it’s concealed. All it takes is one person to bring a gun and pull their finger back to end a child’s life.

Commuting to and from school, school clothing fashion, and ridged schedules are very annoying and tiresome parts of everyday school. “BEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP, BEEEEEEP,” goes the loud alarm clock that wakes kids up every morning and leaves them feeling groggy and tired to start their day at school. Parents should be able to choose not put their children through these everyday torturous rituals. .Also, kids have more flexible time in the day to participate in activities such as sports, acting, singing, hiking, and traveling. Ultimately, participating in many extracurricular activities with school can help a child become a well-rounded person.

Arguably, many children do go to public school because their parents think it is the right choice and attended public school when they were growing up. Most kids survive going to public school, but should they survive or succeed? Understandably, some parents work during school hours and do not have a choice. If a parent can choose, then school at home is a more individualized, safer and more convenient choice."

Lol this was my essay topic. Teacher if you see this I'm not plagiarizing I'm just posting my essay here :P