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IronChef_Kirby posted...

It seems incredibly insulting to teachers to act as if simply popping out a baby magically makes someone an expert in pedagogy. It's scary to me that homeschooling is on the rise.

I personally appreciate the sentiment here. While I don't necessarily feel insulted, I'm moreso concerned about the direction public perception on education has been going for the past two decades.

I think parents are an important stakeholder in a child's education. They're often the first ones to notice and advocate for children with disabilities. They're responsible for teaching discipline, responsibility, and hygiene at home. I don't want to discredit the role parents have in child development, nor do I want to draw a dividing line between schools and homes. There is plenty of room for productive overlap and that should be the goal we as a society should continue to strive for.