[freespirited]

Still, that aside, what about the State’s charge that home-schooled kid’s curriculum isn’t controlled by the state and so cannot be assured as “proficient” by the State?

What a bunch of dolts. Have they ever heard of standardized tests in Tennessee?

I have no idea why they assume every teacher is adhering to every aspect of the prescribed curriculum. Or why this is so important. A fireman does not need to be proficient in every subject taught in high school. The fireman entry exam should be a better predictor of his chances for success on the job than his high school diploma because it is more specific to the tasks required to do the job successfully.

[MrB]

There is no real test for proper indoctrination into the secular humanist worldview to indicate your loyalty to the state.

If they gave such a test, they’d have to admit that that’s what public schools are for.

[Coldwater Creek]

I live in Tennessee, and don’t believe a word of this article.

All of my grandchildren have been either taught at home and attended private school, one of them was a city school teacher.

[Calvin Locke]

Have they ever heard of standardized tests in Tennessee?

Or civil service exam? Or is a HS diploma required to even take that?

What's the trouble of getting a GED for home-schoolers' in lieu of a state sanctioned diploma?