NEA Resolution #B-69: Declare War on Homeschoolers

National Education Association (NEA) Resolutions for 2001-2002 ^ | 6-19-02 | Tired of Taxes

[Tired of Taxes]

B-69. Home Schooling

The National Education Association believes that home schooling programs cannot provide the student with a comprehensive education experience. When home schooling occurs, students enrolled must meet all state requirements. Home schooling should be limited to the children of the immediate family, with all expenses being borne by the parents/guardians. Instruction should be by persons who are licensed by the appropriate state education licensure agency, and a curriculum approved by the state department of education should be used.

The Association also believes that home-schooled students should not participate in any extracurricular activities in the public schools.

The Association further believes that local public school systems should have the authority to determine grade placement and/or credits earned toward graduation for students entering or re-entering the public school setting from a home school setting. (1988, 2000)

[Tired of Taxes]

"Homeschooling Revolution" pointed to NEA's "resolutions" the other day and linked to it. The annual meeting of the NEA is scheduled to be held in Dallas, June 30-July 5, 2002. You can click on the link to look at their other resolutions.

[evolved_rage]

The NEA also believe that the interests of children are secondary to being a big fat idiotic member of the NEA.

[anniegetyourgun]

Dear teachers union: I'm not feeling any love here....

[VoiceOfBruck]

Instruction should be by persons who are licensed by the appropriate state education licensure agency, and a curriculum approved by the state department of education should be used.

IOW, we still want to take your money and exert total control over your child's education, i.e., we still have no idea why people homeschool.

[lormand]

...yet every year, HomeSchoolers spank GovernmentSchoolers in spelling and Geography Bees!

[Johnny Gage]

Bumping for homeschoolers

[ArmoredCav]

The primary goal of the NEA: turning children into mindless, morally bankrupt breeders (translation: make more demonrats)

[evolved_rage]

http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mer curynews/news/local/3502385.ht m

14 year old homeschooled valedictorian with 60 college units

[TxBec]

ping

[Wm Bach]

The Association also believes that home-schooled students should not participate in any extracurricular activities in the public schools.

Fine, then give homeschoolers a voucher so that they don't have to pay taxes to support the NEA's failing public schools.

[BOBTHENAILER]

I think this is GREAT. The more the liberal left wing establishments try to tear down "the children" and other vital American persons, policies and institutions, the more the general public will turn away from them.

Keep up the good work NEA.

[B Knotts]

When home schooling occurs, students enrolled must meet all state requirements.

Does that include fisting training?

[Psalm 73]

"The Association also believes that home-schooled students should not participate in any extracurricular activities in the public schools."

So, we can't get tax breaks for home-schooling, but we cannot use the public school facilities that our taxes pay for.
Hmmm, but the NEA can divert union dues to political campaigns.
W should bust the teachers unions the way RR busted the Air Traffic Controllers union. Well, I can dream, can't I?

[Richard Axtell]

Home schooling was unheard of in the 50's and the 60's. Since the unethical and unconstitutional takeover of the Education Dept, (unnecessary and counter productive in itself) home schooling has become a ever growing phenomena. The NEA's corruption, professional mediocrity, and leftist agenda of indoctrination instead of education is directly responsible for the phenomenal growth and success of home schooling. I suggest that test scores and real educational progress be gauged and used as the criterion for decisions regarding the future of the Education Department. Public Education is now so poorly served by the NEA and it's policies, that any real comparison between home schooling and NEA will be strenuously avoided by it's corrupt leaders. They cannot afford to allow the citizens of the United States to actually have a say in the education of their own children. Their very existence depends upon public ignorance and their authoritarian monopolistic control of ALL schools. Next will be regulations that force all other private and parochial schools to close, I guarantee it.

[mamaduck]

BumPing!

These bits of news just make me feel like, try as they will, We Are Winning! Homeschoolers Rule!

[evolved_rage]

Are you suggesting that the NEA is a front organization for the Namblacrats???

[B Knotts]

Yes. :-)

[Lexington Green]

All your children are belong to us.

[Bommer]

National Education Association believes that home schooling programs cannot provide the student with a comprehensive education experience

And that experience is exactly what? The feeling of entering into a system with intelligence and graduating into ignorance? Notice its a "Belief". It has to be a belief because a full blown study would crusify them!

The educational experience, I always thought was one of learning. The NEA it appears, can't provide that aspect of it, so whats they're purpose for existing?

[B Knotts]

Home schooling was unheard of in the 50's and the 60's.

True, but not necessarily a good thing. Gov't education had its weak points back then, too. I went to public school most of my years, and compared with private school, it had barely-competent teachers, and curriculum dictated by the lowest common denominator.

I also think it is ill-advised, and ultimately impossible, to separate moral education from education on other topics.