tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646306973717230649.post1380033852405457564..comments2023-04-16T07:28:26.105-05:00Comments on The Homeschool Apologist: Illinois SB136: Pointless Regulation for Illinois Homeschoolers (UPDATED)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05358631883472544059noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646306973717230649.post-85600016777405489392011-02-16T21:09:41.367-06:002011-02-16T21:09:41.367-06:00State Senator Ed Maloney stated that he was not co...State Senator Ed Maloney stated that he was not concerned about those parents who were doing a good job homeschooling their children but that he wanted to find a way to identify those parents who were not doing a good job. Truancy Officer William Reynolds of the Regional Office of Education of Monroe and Randolph counties explained that Senator Maloney’s legislation would give him an opportunity to assist home-schooled students whom he didn’t already know about. Meanwhile, executive director of the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools Michael McCreery just wants to know where the homeschoolers are so that he can assist them. It appears that Senator Maloney wants to give Mr. Reynolds and Mr. McCreery a fishing license. He wants them to have access to a citizen’s home without probable cause that any laws have been broken. When will these knuckleheads understand that once a precedent has been set that grants the state access to a citizen’s home, some legislator somewhere will devise a reason for the state to have access to all homes for a variety of different reasons? Their homes will be next.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358631883472544059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646306973717230649.post-49675328295275636442011-02-15T17:17:02.144-06:002011-02-15T17:17:02.144-06:00By the way...thanks for stopping by!!By the way...thanks for stopping by!!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866617541381737602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646306973717230649.post-54934300881831010662011-02-15T17:16:28.993-06:002011-02-15T17:16:28.993-06:00That's the main point of the excellent editori...That's the main point of the excellent editorial I've linked above. The state SHOULD have PLENTY on their plate just dealing with the issues in their own educational system without trying to fix the imagined problems in ours!! With nearly 50% of Illinois' public school children failing to meet expectations in Reading and Math, I'd say they have plenty of their own problems to deal with. <br /><br />The burden of proof should FIRST be on them to prove that there's actually a problem that needs fixing before they propose legislation to fix it! <br /><br />This is so troubling.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08866617541381737602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2646306973717230649.post-56374199798693419062011-02-15T16:18:06.641-06:002011-02-15T16:18:06.641-06:00"Maloney, in testimony, expressed surprise at..."Maloney, in testimony, expressed surprise at the outrage over the bill. ``The majority of parents do an exemplary job'' at homeschooling, he said. He said the concern is those who use their right to homeschool as merely an excuse to let their kids stay out of school."<br /><br />HELLO?!? Many public school parents do an exemplary job, too. The concern should be with those who use free public schools as free babysitters just to keep their kids out of their hair. Regulate homeschooling for the few who abuse the right?? Then let's also regulate public school parents' parenting and punish those who don't make their children do homework, don't help with studying, don't provide them with a healthy lunch, don't feed them breakfast before sending them off for the day, don't dress them in adequate clothing, don't teach them self-care skills such as brushing teeth and taking showers. I don't think I need to go on. If the government wants to check up on the homeschooling parents, then they better be checking up on the public school parents too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com