[jyl]

A California appellate court has just ruled that children being homeschooled must be taught by accredited, licensed tutors. This would essentially make homeschooling impossible for most parents.

I'm not that interested in whether the court's decision was legally "correct". Apparently there was clear precedent that the court followed.

Incidentally, Governor Arnold has stated he supports homeschooling and suggested changes to California law.

I'm more interested in views on homeschooling. Do you think it is a good idea? Do you know anyone who homeschools their kids? What, if any, controls should there be on homeschooling - e.g. evaluations every couple of years to make sure the kids have learned the basics, etc? Or just leave it up to the parents to do as they will?

Myself - I only know one family who homeschools their kids. The parents are highly educated, the mother stays at home and devotes a lot of time to this, and the kids are great - literate, intelligent, well-adjusted, etc. So based on a sample of exactly one, I - well, I guess I can't really reach any conclusion.

Thoughts, information, arguments?