WHEN PROPERLY QUALIFIED...

I just got a note about regarding homeschooling. I don't think they meant to upset me, rather I think they meant to encourage... but it sure burned my butt. It was:

"being a teacher myself, I know that it can be a good thing to teach your child at home. When properly qualified, parents tend to do an even better job! "

sigh... but I ask, what do qualifications have to do with anything???

Like I replied to them:

"WHAT DOES THAT MEAN....
when properly qualified... I have to admit that comment gets on my nerves.
Proper qualifications to homeshool don't mean didly (for lack of a better word)
I know parents who were teachers and did a very poor job homeschooling their kids (could not read as teenagers) ... I also know some people who were, well..... had some screws loose, who have done an excellent job homeschooling thier kids.

To me, proper qualifications just don't make a bit of difference when it comes to homeschooling.
For a child to be well educated what the parents needs is good common sense...
They need to know when to teach, when to help, when to get help, when to keep track, when to get out of the way, and when to hand it over. Period.

Like I said, I know the person meant no harm... They even made the silent point that even without "proper qualifications", homeschooling can be a good thing.

I just needed to get that off my chest.