Homeschooling and public education

Two great articles:

On homeschooling (from Mises.org) ...

Homeschooling Comes of Age
By Isabel Lyman
Posted on 9/10/2007 [Subscribe or Tell Others]

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the modern home education movement was in its infancy. At that time, most Americans viewed home-styled education as a quaint tourist attraction or the lifestyle choice of those willing to endure more hardship than necessary.

What a difference a few decades makes.

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On Gramsci and public education (from EdNews.org) ...

In the Midst of a Second American Revolution
By Nancy Salvato Columnist
EdNews.org

Antonio Gramsci and Ayn Rand; each notable for their distinct yet conflicting views on the role of the individual in society, were both heavily influenced by the Bolshevik Revolution in Russia. Each denounced physical coercion employed by police and armed forces, or as Rand would say, by "communist thugs". Both wrote about the revolution's influence on their belief systems. That is where their similarity ends.
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In other words, he believed that the classroom should be student centered and that students should construct their own knowledge instead of teachers instructing the students on the subject matter. The learning material should be made relevant to the students' experiences instead of broadening their horizons by exposing them to what they might find boring or difficult. He didn't have very high expectations for the majority of students. Also, he realized the values that the school needed to impose in order to get the students to buy into the new governing philosophy and discard the old might conflict with those of the family.

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