My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling

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My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling Kerry-bartholet

My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling Kerry-bartholet

When I told my 13-year-old homeschooled daughter that I would be participating in an upcoming debate with the Harvard professor who recommends a “presumptive ban” on homeschooling, she asked incredulously, “Why would anyone want to prevent people from homeschooling?”

I told her that some people worry that children could be abused or neglected by parents who choose to homeschool, which is why in a recent Arizona Law Review article, Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Bartholet called for a “presumptive ban” on the practice, allowing the state to grant permission to homeschool only after parents first prove that they are worthy of the task and after they also agree to other state interventions, such as regular home visits by government “mandated reporters” of child abuse and ensuring that their children still take at least some classes at their local government school.

My daughter was baffled. I asked her what she thinks my response to the professor should be in the upcoming discussion hosted by the Cato Institute on Monday, June 15th, that will be livestreamed to the public. She said that many of the young people who attend the self-directed learning center for homeschoolers where my daughter and her siblings take classes chose homeschooling to escape abuse in their previous school. Many of them were bullied by peers or otherwise unhappy there, and homeschooling has been a positive game-changer for them. “Maybe the professor doesn’t really know homeschoolers,” my daughter said. “You should explain to her what it’s really like.”

More: https://fee.org/articles/my-upcoming-debate-with-the-harvard-professor-who-wants-a-presumptive-ban-on-homeschooling/

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My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling

My Upcoming Debate with the Harvard Professor Who Wants a “Presumptive Ban” on Homeschooling

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