I received a copy of Costco's "Costco Connection" (tagline: a lifestyle magazine for Costco members) yesterday in the mail.
I start flipping the pages out of boredom, and see a section called "informed debate" that is titled "Should parents be certified to home-school their children?" (p. 16)
(eta: I tried linking to it but it doesn't work. Go to costco.com then look for their Costco Connections link. Click on the current issue, and it is a few pages into the "magazine" if you want to read for yourself)
It mentions the CA Court of Appeals decision ruling that parents who want to HS their children in that state must be certified teachers in that state. (hasn't that been overturned? I admittedly am not up to date...)
It has a sidebar saying 3 "Yes" opinions to their title....3 different individuals offering up opinions saying that parents should have to be certified (one guy is a taecher , one says that society struggles to find educated and well rounded individuals so we should require parents to be certified , and one says that certification ensures students are equipped with the right resources for a "quality education" ). Then they offer up 3 "No" opinions (even teachers doing a poor job/certification doesn't guarantee "quality", that a loving concerned parent can "meet or exceed" what a certified teacher would provide, and then someone saying that parents provide the "best environment and guidance."
Then, on the next page it has a blurb from the "experts" in the field. Marty Hittelman (LA community college math teacher and preseident of the CA Federation of Teachers) is the "pro certification" commentator. His states that parents "need to teach to CA or other state curriculum standards, and should be qualified in the subjects they teach their children." He says "Home-schoolers can contract with a public school, under the direction of a credentialed teacher, to offer instruction through independent study." (drumming up virtual schools...) He says "We'd prefer that HSing parents work with their local public schools so that all students are assured of a standards-based education."
The other "expert" is Michael Smith, president of HSLDA. He obviously raises the case against certification of homeschooling parents.
They have a sidebar saying "what do you think? Should parents be certifired to homeschool their children?" with a box for yes or no.
YOu can vote by faxing, mailing in this little coupon portion they have in the sidebar, email to: Debate@costco.com , or go online to costco.com, and click on Costco Connection Magazine.
I thought perhaps we should make our presence and opinions known
I start flipping the pages out of boredom, and see a section called "informed debate" that is titled "Should parents be certified to home-school their children?" (p. 16)
(eta: I tried linking to it but it doesn't work. Go to costco.com then look for their Costco Connections link. Click on the current issue, and it is a few pages into the "magazine" if you want to read for yourself)
It mentions the CA Court of Appeals decision ruling that parents who want to HS their children in that state must be certified teachers in that state. (hasn't that been overturned? I admittedly am not up to date...)
It has a sidebar saying 3 "Yes" opinions to their title....3 different individuals offering up opinions saying that parents should have to be certified (one guy is a taecher , one says that society struggles to find educated and well rounded individuals so we should require parents to be certified , and one says that certification ensures students are equipped with the right resources for a "quality education" ). Then they offer up 3 "No" opinions (even teachers doing a poor job/certification doesn't guarantee "quality", that a loving concerned parent can "meet or exceed" what a certified teacher would provide, and then someone saying that parents provide the "best environment and guidance."
Then, on the next page it has a blurb from the "experts" in the field. Marty Hittelman (LA community college math teacher and preseident of the CA Federation of Teachers) is the "pro certification" commentator. His states that parents "need to teach to CA or other state curriculum standards, and should be qualified in the subjects they teach their children." He says "Home-schoolers can contract with a public school, under the direction of a credentialed teacher, to offer instruction through independent study." (drumming up virtual schools...) He says "We'd prefer that HSing parents work with their local public schools so that all students are assured of a standards-based education."
The other "expert" is Michael Smith, president of HSLDA. He obviously raises the case against certification of homeschooling parents.
They have a sidebar saying "what do you think? Should parents be certifired to homeschool their children?" with a box for yes or no.
YOu can vote by faxing, mailing in this little coupon portion they have in the sidebar, email to: Debate@costco.com , or go online to costco.com, and click on Costco Connection Magazine.
I thought perhaps we should make our presence and opinions known
my bad.
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