Originally Posted by graceofbass

Actually, the government is allowed to set standards for what children are learning. Because it is a law that all children under the age of 16 must attend school, and because all public schools have set standards, the government is allowed to make sure that home schooled children are able to meet those standards.

That being said, most home schooled kids perform above and beyond and government set standards because their parents aren't teaching to standards like public school teachers are, they are teaching their children how to learn. As a future parent who is almost done with her degree, however, I must point out that going to college and getting a degree in anything, from Biology to Interior Design to Flower Arranging, really does a lot for a person. Even if your grades aren't the best, you are able to grow in learning, emotionally, mentally, and expand your point of view. So I think requiring parents to have a degree is a valid rule. As Margar said, home schooling may not require a degree for elementary and middle school teaching, and there are a lot of very capable parents home schooling their children who do not have degrees, but I say that it certainly won't hurt.