Rebuttal to Scientific American’s Anti-Homeschool Claims

Within the article, there is a link to the NCES, nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=91
and aside from the very polarizing viewpoints on the above issues, they cite the outcomes – the statistics clearly show that America’s children are being FAILED.  The system is collapsing.  Parents have had more than enough and are making lifestyle changes so they can withdraw their kids from school, or simply not send them in the first place.  The response?  Point a Blame Finger at the homeschool community.  No.  It’s not us. It’s a systemic failure, and some think it is by design.  Parental rights are, and have been, under attack.  Politics have risen to the top of many school districts, and are embedded from K-12 across the subjects, in curricula.  It’s not working – the data that they are tracking clearly shows our kids have been dumbed down, indoctrinated into adult agendas, and – even the kids have had enough.  Homeschoolers are seeing older kids tell their parents they want out.  The parents contact homeschool advocates and want to know how to do homeschooling high school independently.  What has shifted from, “How can I teach my child to read?” in the lower grades has morphed into, “My teen refuses to go to school anymore and is asking to be homeschooled. Help.”Now, it’s the teens who can’t read – and we must ask, “Why??”

Article: The Kids Can’t Read

Excerpt: “Essentially, a majority of children in the American public school system aren’t performing at proficient reading levels when tested. Further, 18% of US adults are illiterate and 52% do not reach a basic level of literacy considered necessary to function in society.”
Read the full article here.  www.michigandaily.com/arts/books/the-kids-cant-read/#:~:text=Our%20country%20can’t%20read,to%2029%25%20for%20eighth%20graders.