For those of you who are interested and want to vote on this

I'm in a different country so won't be voting, but I agree with the decision. Unqualified people should not be allowed to teach. The fact they are family is irrelevant.

And if people want to talk about rights, it's the child's right to have a proper education and to receive protection. It should not be about parent's rights, but should be about a child's rights.

Age-wise my son has just completed ninth grade. We've home schooled him since he was in 3rd grade. In all areas he is far ahead of what public school would require of him. Strangely enough, I semi-agree with the decision. My wife taught high school (math & algebra w/special certification for gifted kids) for 8 years before she left to teach my son and she's kept up her certification and continuing education.

Because we home school we are involved with a lot of other families which do so. I see both ends of the spectrum. Some parents who do not have teaching certificates still do outstanding jobs while others are letting their children down. The State of Florida requires that a certified teacher review a home schooled child's yearly curriculum and if adequate, sign off. My wife has refused more than once to sign off and we've lost friends over the issue.

The fix IS NOT to require all children to attend public or private schools. Many of the schools in my area do a poorer job than some of the unqualified parents. The fix is to provide home-schooling parents with a curriculum requirement and the tools to implement it. This would still be far cheaper for the government than having the kid in a seat and there are many example programs out there. Several of my sons friends have started attending High School via the internet.......something I've seen as the future of education anyway.

That and I would think they should have testing centers, be it at a school or elsewhere, where home schooled children should go to take the mid-term and final type exams. Just another way to be sure the parents are keeping up with what the child should be learning.

I've been coaching soccer for years and many of my kids are home schooled.  They are typically more knowledgeable in a wider range of subjects but with reduced social skills (which seems to be why the parents are signing them up).

I believe that both students and teachers should be held under some oversight.  Someone should be monitoring to make sure that the best interests of the children are being met.  

The key for success (as is true for most tasks and what I have always asked of my employers, teachers, etc) is to have: 1) stated goals, 2) appropriate tools, and 3) measurable results.