Thursday, September 22, 2016

Sec. of Ed. Criticized for Homeschooled Remark; Said Public Schoolers Have Many More Options

U.S. Secretary of Education John King is receiving criticism for his recent statements claiming that children who are homeschooled (around 2.3 million in the U.S.) have fewer options than those enrolled in schools, the Christian Post website reports today (September 22, 2016).

King recently told reporters that while he knew many homeschooling families do it "incredibly well" and homeschooled students have had "very tremendous academic success," he believed homeschooled children are not "getting the range of options that are good for all kids."

Michael Farris, co-founder and chairman of the Home School Legal Defense Association, said in a statement released yesterday that he was "disappointed" by the comments.

Farris said... "I'm disappointed that his [King's] comments imply that public schoolers have a wider range of options in education, which is simply not true. Homeschoolers are far outperforming their public schooled peers, largely due to the fact that parents know what works best for their child instead of implementing an outdated, one-size-fits-all approach that Secretary King appears to favor."

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