INFORMEDdebate
YES
from members:
Ana María Gómez
Roswell, GA
Certification ensures
the student is
equipped with the
skills, tools, knowledge, resources and
methods required for
a quality education.
Charles Sherman
Fox Point, WI
As a teacher, I have
learned the difference between top-level and mediocre
teaching. A child
needs to be taught
by a professional.
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PJ Berg
Eagle, CO
Society is struggling
to find educated,
well-rounded people
to employ. Educate
kids with trained
educators.
Should parents be
certified to home-
NO
from members:
school their children?
A recent cAliforniA court of Appeals decision ruled that
parents who want to home-school their children must be certified teachers in that state. the home-schooling community across the country
has reacted to this decision with outrage, insisting they are entitled and
equipped to educate their own children, and that certification ensures
neither better teaching skills nor better-educated children. But many
others applaud the decision, believing that certification is necessary to
ensure a consistent, standards-based education and keep students from
falling behind. What do you think?
Michael D. Sampley
Bakersfield, CA
There are certified
teachers doing a poor
job educating students.
Certification does not
guarantee quality.
Marilee Parsons
Georgetown, TX
The love and concern
of a parent, combined
with resources tailored
to the child, can easily meet or exceed
anything a certified
teacher would provide.
Find out more about this topic on the Web:
• www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1721703,00.html
• www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/03/07/MNJDVF0F1.DTL
• www.americanhomeschoolassociation.org/aha.html
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeschooling
Anil Thachapillil
Naperville, IL
When parents
decide to home-school their children,
they will provide the
best environment
and guidance.
