Homeschooling

Before government became invasively involved in education, students had the primary responsibility for their own education.

Parents were responsible for teaching their children how to walk, talk, dress themselves, read, write, do math, do chores and take on the responsibility for learning necessary skills.

One-room schoolhouses supported this plan and older students tutored younger students. This encouraged individual student responsibility.

Homeschooling comes closest to this model and is further advanced by internet access to information and interaction within homeschool communities. The homeschool curriculum stresses basic skills, takes half the time of regular schools and is allowed to focus on individual student interests and talents. Homeschool students outperform public school students on standardized tests and function at the top of their age group.

Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party Leader