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Harvard Smart People Misspell ‘Arithmetic’
While Advocating ‘Ban’ On Homeschooling

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Posted By: Beardo, 3/21/2024 1:09:13 PM

Harvard Magazine’s May-June issue published an article that warned of the inherent dangers of homeschooling — and featured a photo that contained a spelling error. (snip) Many were quick to point out the fact that, while criticizing homeschoolers, Harvard Magazine went to print with a misspelling of “arithmetic.” (snip) Author Erin O’Donnell cited Elizabeth Bartholet, a professor with Harvard Law School’s Child Advocacy Program, to make the case for a “presumptive ban” on homeschooling as a practice, arguing that the burden should be on parents to prove that they could educate their children in a manner approved by the state.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 3/21/2024 1:15:29 PM (No. 1682325)
No, the state should be required to prove that they are educating children in compliance with the the PARENTS standards.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Quigley 3/21/2024 1:16:48 PM (No. 1682327)
They fail at all real life endeavors. Now they fail at the symbolism of language.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: vinegrower 3/21/2024 1:52:39 PM (No. 1682340)
"educate their children in a manner approved by the state." That says it all! The socialists don't have a clue how crazy they seem to the rest of us.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: BeatleJeff 3/21/2024 1:54:44 PM (No. 1682341)
Further bolsters my belief that a degree from Harvard (as well as any other Ivy League school) should be an automatic disqualifier .
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Venturer 3/21/2024 2:10:48 PM (No. 1682354)
I know two graduates of college who cannot spell at all and cannot even write or print legibly.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Northcross 3/21/2024 2:11:19 PM (No. 1682355)
The spelling error is nothing. What is frightening is the idea that the state should have unlimited power over education.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: chumley 3/21/2024 2:28:24 PM (No. 1682368)
I was home schooled for around five non-consecutive years when we were stationed at overseas locations. I didnt get to go to any dances or proms. What I did get was the toughest teacher in the world (Mom) and the highest scores the stateside schools had ever seen when we came back to the world. When I started 10th grade in Ohio they scored me as a junior in college because thats all the higher their scale went. But darn. I always knew I was a boy and liked girls. Guess I didnt get any social points for doubting that. The only fights I got into were occasional wrestling matches with my siblings and when I sassed the teacher the smack was instant and painful. I think I did it maybe once.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: EJKrausJr 3/21/2024 2:34:49 PM (No. 1682375)
Come on man! You expect Harvard to be literate? 1 + 1 does not equal 2 at Harvard, the sum is 5 or whatever you want it to be. This is reparations education dude. One does not have to be litterate to gradduate at Harvard. /emphasis on
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Reply 9 - Posted by: Gordon Mills 3/21/2024 3:08:56 PM (No. 1682406)
Isn't Harvard in MA where they are smarter than anyone else in the country?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 3/21/2024 3:10:34 PM (No. 1682408)
Never mind that homeschoolers usually score considerably higher than public and private schoolers.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: mifla 3/22/2024 7:01:01 AM (No. 1682826)
FTA: "In a manner approved by the state." The state is pushing illiterate kids through the system, that is why parents are home schooling. The Department of Education is a massive failure.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: msjena 3/22/2024 8:13:01 AM (No. 1682898)
Liberal law professors upset because the government can't control how parents raise their children. They loved the lockdowns that closed the schools for two years but now blame the parents who were forced to educate their children themselves.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: msjena 3/22/2024 8:24:11 AM (No. 1682914)
I found the article. Bartholet is explicitly anti-Christian and admits she wants children indoctrinated in "democratic" values. Here is a snippet of what she says: "The issue is, do we think that parents should have 24/7, essentially authoritarian control over their children from ages zero to 18? I think that’s dangerous,” Bartholet says.
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