[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

"Quiverfull."

And no, the movement has nothing to do with Mormonism. Quiverfullers are fundamentalists that have their roots in Evangelical Christianity.

I think the most serious problems with the home schooling movement is its veiled rejection of authority. Don't get me wrong: as an educator and a father I am well aware of the dramatically different pedagogical needs that all kids have, and I do believe that under certain conditions, home schooling is probably better for some kids than modern traditional schooling. Having said that, one of the underlying premises of the movement that I have seen propagated in a lot of the literature is the very strong expression of family autonomy: that is, a rejection of institutional support for social construction and especially education, and an insistence that these belong under the purview of the family. The reason why many parents choose to homeschool their children is their distrust of government institutions, and a firm belief that education is a family mandate. The reason the Duggars did not report abuse in their family is the strong conviction that it was an internal family matter that was best dealt with at that level. Home schooling contributes significantly to that ideal—even if unintentionally, and it is dangerous.

Agreed, home schooling seems to fly in the face of "village raising a child".