A Commentary by Steve Blackwell
Indywatchman
This article by Tony Jones caught my attention because of the title. Why would someone write an article entitled Death to Homeschooling!? The article itself simply states the reason he doesn’t send his kid to public French immersion, charter school, or private school, or homeschool; but he doesn’t condemn any of the others, only homeschool. By having some knowledge of Tony Jones’ liberal leanings, it is my estimation that the title does more than just point out a personal preference, it communicates a strong contempt for homeschooling and those who homeschool.
It is not unusual to find those who prefer not to homeschool, for whatever reason: time constraints, job constraints, perceived inability to teach, they like the time away from the kids, etc., but to pronounce a death sentence on what has proved to be a very successful method of teaching, creating family closeness, transferring personal values, protecting from negative influences, or instilling historic Christian principles, is puzzling, coming from a “Christian.” Tony doesn’t state why he so detest homeschooling, so he allows us to draw our own conclusions. Making use of the term “death to homeschooling” may actually expose a deeper desire for the state to mandate education, fulfilling Tony’s belief in a liberal social gospel, taking us back into the Dark Ages. Read more: http://www.indywatchman.com/uncategorized/tony-jones-says-death-to-homeschooling/#ixzz25syD6Y91
Also read:
Book Review – The New Christians by Tony Jones
Like We Said, Brian McLaren Wants the Minds of Your Children and Grandchildren
War on U.S. homeschoolers escalates
Cultural Collapse in America – Christian Leaders Partly to Blame for Abandoning the Gospel
German Family to Apply for Political Asylum Over Homeschooling Restrictions
The Ominous “Success”of Re-Education
