Great News: German Home-Schooling Family Allowed to Stay in US After Asylum Denied

Giving parents unregulated freedom to "educate" their kids is very much a Libertarian way of looking at it.

Not everything the government does is bad.

 

Well in my state home-schoolers take regular standardized state tests to ensure they are actually being taught and not just staying home. These tests also ensure that home-schoolers are covering all the basic subject matters. The home-schoolers consistently score much higher than their public school counter-parts. I believe the state can ensure students are receiving quality education while at the same time allowing parents the freedom to find what they believe is the best education for their kids. If the parents are proving in study after study that they are capable of doing a better job then the state should not crush their freedoms.

When have I ever suggested "everything the government does is bad" or anything remotely close to this? I just stated in the post you're quoting that I believe the state should continue to provide public education for those who need it.

 

I'm still not convinced the conclusions some come to are sound.

It still makes a great deal of sense that simply the concentration and dedication of a hovering parent is responsible for better results, at home, or after school when a public school kid comes home. Once again, you have no control group.

What happens to the home schooled kids who don't pass those regular standardized state tests? are they forced to go to public school? or are the parents given time to bring the test scores up

I'm not always talking about you when I pontificate.