Three weeks ago this website published a story exposing an effort by anti-free market “Republicans” Doug Brannon (RINO-Spartanburg) and Jenny Horne (RINO-Berkeley) – and Democrat Mike Anthony (D-Union) – aimed at forcing South Carolina’s watered-down, government-run “accountability” standards on home school students.
“A trio of status quo state lawmakers have filed bill which would require home school students to subject themselves to the same failed government accountability measures as their public school counterparts,” we wrote.
This story came to us by way of the Spartanburg Tea Party – which has been battling Brannon over his opposition to free market education reforms.
But we blew it up … and we’re happy to report that since our story ran, support for this legislation has totally collapsed. In fact the bill’s sponsors are now requesting it “remain in committee” because they know they don’t have the votes to pass it on the floor.
Of course that’s not how these “Republicans in Name Only” are spinning their failed effort to extend state government’s failed education monopoly …
“The problem (with the bill) is too many wonderful homeschool families would be impacted to make it worth passing into law,” Brannon told The (Charleston, S.C.) Post and Courier. “It’s too much of a punishment on everyone who’s doing it right for the relatively small number who aren’t.”
Really? Then why did Brannon draft such “punishing” legislation and try to push it through to the floor of the S.C. House without anyone being the wiser?
And more to the point: Does anyone believe he would be referring to the legislation as “too much of a punishment” had he not been blistered by home school parents and limited government supporters over his sponsorship of this bill?
Of course not …
Oh well, the legislation is dead – which is a start. Next up? Targeting these three status quo lawmakers for defeat in the 2014 elections …
Supporters of academic freedom cannot content themselves with merely defeating this ill-conceived legislation. True, they have shown these lawmakers the power of popular outrage … now it’s time to show them the door.
Otherwise big government backers like Horne, Brannon and Anthony will continue trying to sneak these bills into law …
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Since testing for homeschoolers is not required I guess we will just have to take their word for it.
It’s none of your business anyway.
The hell you say. Living in a society of educated citizens interests us all. And many of the home-schooling parents I’ve met simply shouldn’t be attempting to provide their children with what they themselves didn’t even receive.
Well shit, you so damn fat I think I need to moderate what you’re eating so that in this utopia of perfect society I don’t have to worry about my tax money paying your hospital bills.
Who’s up for enforcing Haley’s “no junk food” bill on all of SC?
I know it’s not you Bauknight, but I can find plenty of Dems that would be.
edit: “you’re so damn fat”
While I attended college, I tutored in a SC public school. I could not believe how far behind these students were! I was quite shocked at their inability to read and write. In contrast, homeschooled students have higher ACT/SAT scores than the average public school student. I currently homeschool my three children. They were all reading at age three. We attend a homeschool co-op that includes 500 students. Most of us (homeschooling parents) are well-educated. We have high IQs. We were former teachers, journalists, bankers, accountants and lawyers who sacrificed our careers to educate their children. I resent your ignorance. Please research your topic before you opine.
Since testing for homeschoolers is not required I guess we will just have to take their word for it.
It’s none of your business anyway.
The hell you say. Living in a society of educated citizens interests us all. And many of the home-schooling parents I’ve met simply shouldn’t be attempting to provide their children with what they themselves didn’t even receive.
Well shit, you so damn fat I think I need to moderate what you’re eating so that in this utopia of perfect society I don’t have to worry about my tax money paying your hospital bills.
Who’s up for enforcing Haley’s “no junk food” bill on all of SC?
I know it’s not you Bauknight, but I can find plenty of Dems that would be.
edit: “you’re so damn fat”
While I attended college, I tutored in a SC public school. I could not believe how far behind these students were! I was quite shocked at their inability to read and write. In contrast, homeschooled students have higher ACT/SAT scores than the average public school student. I currently homeschool my three children. They were all reading at age three. We attend a homeschool co-op that includes 500 students. Most of us (homeschooling parents) are well-educated. We have high IQs. We were former teachers, journalists, bankers, accountants and lawyers who sacrificed our careers to educate their children. I resent your ignorance. Please research your topic before you opine.
Good point lowcorider. Because who is more trustworthy to oversee a child’s education? The government with its brlliant history of educational excellence or the parents who are willing to sacrifice to educate their own children?
My point is simply how will we know without testing. Homeschoolers can now play varsity sports but how do we know they are academically eligible. SATs are too easily manipulated. Essentially a homeschooled child can get a hs diploma having never took a single exam. If they plan to go to college they have to take the SAT/ACT.
And many of the SC homeschool sites tout the fact that kids are not required to be tested and how beneficial that is for the child’s development.
The irony of the gnashing of teeth over a small percentage of SC’s children being home schooled without “substantial” gov’t supervision, in the context of that very gov’t’s inability to perform on a statewide level in said arena, would normally be source material for a good joke. That is, if there wasn’t an actual chance of it happening.
32,000 and growing. You call it nirvana, I call it truancy.
Who gives a shit what you call it? The only thing that matters is what the state of SC calls it.
That being said, it doesn’t take a genius to see why the movement is growing and why those in the edumacation establishment want to stop it.
Good point lowcorider. Because who is more trustworthy to oversee a child’s education? The government with its brlliant history of educational excellence or the parents who are willing to sacrifice to educate their own children?
My point is simply how will we know without testing. Homeschoolers can now play varsity sports but how do we know they are academically eligible. SATs are too easily manipulated. Essentially a homeschooled child can get a hs diploma having never took a single exam. If they plan to go to college they have to take the SAT/ACT.
And many of the SC homeschool sites tout the fact that kids are not required to be tested and how beneficial that is for the child’s development.
The irony of the gnashing of teeth over a small percentage of SC’s children being home schooled without “substantial” gov’t supervision, in the context of that very gov’t’s inability to perform on a statewide level in said arena, would normally be source material for a good joke. That is, if there wasn’t an actual chance of it happening.
32,000 and growing. You call it nirvana, I call it truancy.
Who gives a shit what you call it? The only thing that matters is what the state of SC calls it.
That being said, it doesn’t take a genius to see why the movement is growing and why those in the edumacation establishment want to stop it.
Brannon and Horne – South Carolina’s worst legislators on education.
Prior to calling Ms. Horne, I happened to notice a listing of proposed/sponsored legislation attributed to her under her phone # listing on a government website…
One of the last ones was a bill recognizing the contributions of some high school cheerleading squad….I’m roughly paraphrasing of course-but this is what passes for legislating now.
Feel good about them spending your tax dollars over shit like this?
That turd Brannon didn’t even call me back.
Again, I can understand Dems proposing this(even if I disagree)…but once again we have “Republicans” with their supposed “limtd gov’t” ideology behaving otherwise.
Technically, the debate never even moved to the stage of discussing the conflict between private curriculum and the gov’t one and the problems creating by standardized testing using an inferior metric. (aside from the implications of gov’t overreach)
It’s all a big joke.
edit: “created by”
It’s not just Ms. Horne; there are recognitions of every type, for every school, person, place or thing. Bill Sandifer(Republican idiot from Oconee County) is the king of asking the Assembly to recognize every beauty queen of every age for eating, sleeping, walking & talking ……..and for their contributions to the State of South Carolna and the world. . . . . . .
While I don’t care for Ms. Horne, she’s not the only elected official who has a dog in the “recognition” hunt.
But it seems like half of the votes each day are to recognize someone or some thing. Our government accomplishes nothing each day, unless there is a back room deal.
Brannon and Horne – South Carolina’s worst legislators on education.
Prior to calling Ms. Horne, I happened to notice a listing of proposed/sponsored legislation attributed to her under her phone # listing on a government website…
One of the last ones was a bill recognizing the contributions of some high school cheerleading squad….I’m roughly paraphrasing of course-but this is what passes for legislating now.
Feel good about them spending your tax dollars over shit like this?
That turd Brannon didn’t even call me back.
Again, I can understand Dems proposing this(even if I disagree)…but once again we have “Republicans” with their supposed “limtd gov’t” ideology behaving otherwise.
Technically, the debate never even moved to the stage of discussing the conflict between private curriculum and the gov’t one and the problems creating by standardized testing using an inferior metric. (aside from the implications of gov’t overreach)
It’s all a big joke.
edit: “created by”
It’s not just Ms. Horne; there are recognitions of every type, for every school, person, place or thing. Bill Sandifer(Republican idiot from Oconee County) is the king of asking the Assembly to recognize every beauty queen of every age for eating, sleeping, walking & talking ……..and for their contributions to the State of South Carolna and the world. . . . . . .
While I don’t care for Ms. Horne, she’s not the only elected official who has a dog in the “recognition” hunt.
But it seems like half of the votes each day are to recognize someone or some thing. Our government accomplishes nothing each day, unless there is a back room deal.
I’m split on home schooling. While I agree that some parents will take it very seriously, others will fill their kids heads with nonsense like the Earth is 6,000 years old and pass that off as a science education, while being supported with tax payer money doing so.
Explain how your tax money is supporting that.
Sorry, you’re right tax money isn’t supporting teaching that nonsense at home schools but it is supporting teaching that nonsense at private schools through school choice tax vouchers.
I’m split on home schooling. While I agree that some parents will take it very seriously, others will fill their kids heads with nonsense like the Earth is 6,000 years old and pass that off as a science education, while being supported with tax payer money doing so.
Explain how your tax money is supporting that.
Sorry, you’re right tax money isn’t supporting teaching that nonsense at home schools but it is supporting teaching that nonsense at private schools through school choice tax vouchers.
I couldn’t agree more! “Supporters of academic freedom cannot content themselves with merely defeating this ill-conceived legislation. True, they have shown these lawmakers the power of popular outrage … now it’s time to show them the door.
I couldn’t agree more! “Supporters of academic freedom cannot content themselves with merely defeating this ill-conceived legislation. True, they have shown these lawmakers the power of popular outrage … now it’s time to show them the door.
Itz ur rite to keep ur kidz stoopid——-by homeschooling or any other means you feel is necessary. SC parents have long ago figured that one out.
Itz ur rite to keep ur kidz stoopid——-by homeschooling or any other means you feel is necessary. SC parents have long ago figured that one out.
Funny thing public schools didn’t have anywhere near the problems they do today before integration. Public school funding is like pissing in the ocean trying to fill it up. The whole institution is no more than a glorified holding pen 8hrs a day for future convicts of America!
Funny thing public schools didn’t have anywhere near the problems they do today before integration. Public school funding is like pissing in the ocean trying to fill it up. The whole institution is no more than a glorified holding pen 8hrs a day for future convicts of America!
Please Correct, Jenny Horne is (RINO-DORCHESTER). Not Berkeley. The Democrat Party of Dorchester County is proud to have Jenny as one of their own
Please Correct, Jenny Horne is (RINO-DORCHESTER). Not Berkeley. The Democrat Party of Dorchester County is proud to have Jenny as one of their own
I would never hire anyone who was home schooled unless I knew the parents’ professions, educational levels, and income levels. Home schooling keep kids dumb.
Hey dipshit, generalize much?
My homeschooled kid walked into High School and is rockin all A’s. She is light years more mature than her class-mates and will graduate a year earlier.
Yeah, you’re right, she’s lost…
I homeschooled and put in +200 hours of Public school volunteer time. A person can pull for both systems.
The choice is between the best road for each kid. Obviously the short bus worked for you, but the rest of us want and need options!
Hey idiot, before you attack homeschooling, check your grammar in the last sentence.
My husband was homeschooled. He now makes 140k a year. While I attended college, I tutored in a SC public school. I could not believe how far behind these students were! I was quite shocked at their inability to read and write. In contrast, homeschooled students have higher ACT/SAT scores than the average public school student. I currently homeschool my three children. They were all reading at age three. We attend a homeschool co-op that includes 500 students. Most of us (homeschooling parents) are well-educated. We have high IQs. We were former teachers, journalists, bankers, accountants and lawyers who sacrificed our careers to educate their children. I resent your ignorance. Please research your topic before you opine.
I would never hire anyone who was home schooled unless I knew the parents’ professions, educational levels, and income levels. Home schooling keep kids dumb.
Hey dipshit, generalize much?
My homeschooled kid walked into High School and is rockin all A’s. She is light years more mature than her class-mates and will graduate a year earlier.
Yeah, you’re right, she’s lost…
I homeschooled and put in +200 hours of Public school volunteer time. A person can pull for both systems.
The choice is between the best road for each kid. Obviously the short bus worked for you, but the rest of us want and need options!
Hey idiot, before you attack homeschooling, check your grammar in the last sentence.
My husband was homeschooled. He now makes 140k a year. While I attended college, I tutored in a SC public school. I could not believe how far behind these students were! I was quite shocked at their inability to read and write. In contrast, homeschooled students have higher ACT/SAT scores than the average public school student. I currently homeschool my three children. They were all reading at age three. We attend a homeschool co-op that includes 500 students. Most of us (homeschooling parents) are well-educated. We have high IQs. We were former teachers, journalists, bankers, accountants and lawyers who sacrificed our careers to educate their children. I resent your ignorance. Please research your topic before you opine.
As a university professor, I can attest that the students in my courses who have been home-schooled are typically better prepared for college than those who have come out of the public school system. They are typically better equipped to dig out answers for themselves instead of expecting the instructor to spoon-feed them everything.
As a university professor, I can attest that the students in my courses who have been home-schooled are typically better prepared for college than those who have come out of the public school system. They are typically better equipped to dig out answers for themselves instead of expecting the instructor to spoon-feed them everything.