The Moore Formula recognizes the principle of readiness for any task. Laura felt nervous about home schooling when we started, in 1981. The state of Idaho had recently taken children away from their parents because they refused to send them to school. We didn t know the details, but it was enough to know a state could rule over a family s approach to education. In one of the worst ideas to come down the pike in a very long time, D.C. Council member Kevin Chavous wants to compel children as young as 2 years old to attend school or prove that they are being properly home-schooled.
Nothing breeds sophomoric resentment like academic success.
So it's no surprise that homeschoolers and their children are the target of a spiteful T-shirt sold in retail stores and online. If you don't homeschool your kids, that's your choice. However, keep your empty-headed slurs to yourself, shut your mouth, and put these folks on a pedestal, because they deserve it. Join the network for free. The Freedom Network is a service of The Henry Hazlitt Foundation .