No, It's Not "Teaching" or "Schooling:

Sexists like Dr. James Dobson are all giddy about COVID-19 because this is the perfect excuse for unqualified people to resort to "homeschooling," which is bullshit if there ever was one.


Parents who are not qualified teachers are not "educating" their children. Just because you pop a baby out doesn't qualify you to teach. I can't begin to tell you how many cases of kids who return to public school after being "homeschooled" that we REAL educators have to "fix" because parents don't know what they are doing or they think "anybody can teach," which is apparently Dr. Dobson's view, too. It is an insult to the four MILLION teachers in the United States who are professionals and actually have the training to teach and assess children. Teaching is for professionals, not for amateurs. I will call you home "teachers" real teachers the day you can go into a classroom of 25 or 30 kids, all with different backgrounds and abilities, and can actually do the job. You can't because you are not a teacher or "schooling" your kids. You are resorting to canned curriculum and one-on-one tutoring, which is a far cry from what real teachers do. This situation with COVID-19 is a temporary issue. The bigger issues are the sexism involved in the advocacy of "homeschooling" because mothers are expected to do it and the harm these parents are doing to children because they haven't a clue what they are doing. It is the "feminine mystique" gone completely off the rails for the 21st century in an attempt by Dr. Dobson and his ilk to chain women to the home by lying to them that raising children is identical to "teaching" them. They aren't-they are completely separate. Would Dr. Dobson advocate for decreasing qualifications to be a psychologist? Of course he wouldn't because not only he is a MAN but he knows people off the street aren't qualified to do it. Same is true with teachers.

It is at bottom sexism and the desire by these men to continue to force women into subservience.  It is obvious once you scratch the surface.  It isn't about "education" at all or even about sheltering children from the realities of the real world.  It is about forcing women back into the home by taking advantage of a tragic pandemic.  Men are not considered "home educators"--only women, and that tells you all you need to know about the motive here.