The left is filled with organizations whose names seem to be diametrically opposed to the causes they advocate. There's the American Civil Liberties Union which loves to file lawsuits in favor of more government power (as long as that power is controlled by Democrats, that is). Then there's Planned Parenthood, which loves to kill babies and prevent people from becoming parents.
In the world of periodicals, perhaps no publication is more ironically named than Scientific American. Contrary to actual biological and genetic science, Scientific American believes that men can become women, just to choose one example.
More recently though, Scientific American is abandoning any pretense of science at all (not to mention being American), with articles promoting the pro-Hamas protesters on college campuses.
Most recently, the publication dismissed science in favor of advocacy by wading into the homeschool debate:
With few states tracking who is being homeschooled and what they are learning, an untold number of U.S. children are at risk of a poor education or even abuse | Editorial https://t.co/xUYqjB9xdx
— Scientific American (@sciam) May 17, 2024
Here is a taste of 'the science' behind the call for federal regulation of homeschooling:
Homeschooled students have won the National Spelling Bee; one was the most prolific mathematician in history. Many are well-rounded and well-adjusted children who go on to thrive as adults. But others do not receive a meaningful education—and too many have suffered horrific abuse. The federal government must develop basic standards for safety and quality of education in homeschooling across the country.
If you're wondering what the basis is for these accusations of no education or worse, even abuse, the source seems to be, 'Trust us, bro.' The article cites ZERO studies backing the first claim and only one dubious study (limited to only 17 children) behind the second.
What's worse, the article claims -- again with no supporting evidence -- that the studies SUPPORTING the effectiveness of homeschooling are 'methodologically flawed.'
Again, 'trust us, bro.'
Scientific American made one fatal miscalculation though in publishing this fact-free hit piece. It forgot about noted school choice advocate Corey DeAngelis.
BIG mistake.
They're calling for federal homeschooling regulations.
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
Hell no. https://t.co/LxNTnZfIA7
Twitchy has often covered how DeAngelis brings the receipts to any argument about funding students and not systems. Many times, he trains his sights on corrupt teacher's union boss Randi Weingarten or her allies when they lie about school choice.
But he takes on all comers and after this article, it was Scientific American's turn to get laid to waste by DeAngelis' receipts.
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
The evidence for child abuse in public schools seems to be A LOT more well-documented than any claims of child abuse from homeschooling parents, doesn't it?
As for homeschooling being not as effective as public schools, well, that wasn't even a fair fight.
Poor education, you say? pic.twitter.com/gULR73zZu5
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
Others also chimed in with more receipts of the failure of public schools.
— Dumisani Washington (@DumisaniTemsgen) June 18, 2024
Scientific American reported in 2023 that 2/3 of American school kids can’t read at grade level. Now they want to tell us that the same government that produced that outcome should police homeschoolers. https://t.co/HqvPrKiENh pic.twitter.com/Fgsi86EHXu
— Marjo Lightfoot (@marmadukebj16) June 18, 2024
Maybe they forgot that they wrote that article just one year ago.
But DeAngelis also honed in on the REAL reason Scientific American was trying to have homeschooling regulated by the federal government.
Oh no, RELIGIOUS families are homeschooling, anything but that! 😱👻 pic.twitter.com/qpsMfJglFm
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
There it is. The left hates religious families. Probably because they want to brainwash children to worship THEM as gods.
DeAngelis then rattled off a series of 'HELL NO' tweets directed at Scientific American and its proposed federal regulations.
You admit homeschoolers are excelling and then propose federal regulations anyway. Clowns. pic.twitter.com/TtwMADxctQ
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
"Socialists regard your property as their property, but even more nefariously regard your children as their property."
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
- @michaelmalice
You want parents to prove their innocence. Hell no.
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
"The child is not the mere creature of the State"
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
- Pierce v. Society of Sisters (1925)
They aren't your kids.
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
They. Aren't. Your. Kids.
Shout it louder for the people in the back.
You hear it all of the time from leftists like Weingarten and creepy California state representative Scott Weiner and every trans activist who speaks publicly on TikTok: 'Our kids.'
They're not. They never were. They never will be. And it's gross to suggest they are.
BREAKING: "Scientific American" calls for federal homeschooling regulations. Hell no. pic.twitter.com/ksHMTDTMfz
— Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist (@DeAngelisCorey) June 18, 2024
Background checks for home school parents...
— JR Hoell, NH State Rep (@JRHoell) June 18, 2024
How about a big FAT NO?
When government schools start to show proficiency above the picture below, let's talk about the academic achievement of home school students. https://t.co/uZsPPcZoMq pic.twitter.com/2NEWUsLW29
"Basic federal mandates" yes because that works so well for public education.
— Write Girl Problems (@WriteGrlProbs) June 18, 2024
Federal regulation seems to be far closer to the problem than it is to the solution.
Requiring a mom to get a background check to teach her own kids in her own home is next-level evil.
— Jordan K. Carpenter 🇺🇸 (@JCarpenterTN) June 18, 2024
It's grotesque.
Science™️ keeps having more and more opinions on things that aren’t science.
— Robert J Salvador (@RobertJSalvador) June 18, 2024
There isn't even a whiff of scientific analysis in this article from Scientific American.
“No one checks to see that children are receiving an education at all.”
— Frank J. McCormick (@CBHeresy) June 18, 2024
That perfectly describes my experience in public education.
Especially if you are in a public school in a blue city, as DeAngelis and others demonstrated.
The state of government schools as they are, this opinion is positively laughable. Forcing children into the same system that produces abysmal results and/or requiring parents to mimic such a corrupt system for independently educated youth is the actual enemy of education: pic.twitter.com/6wqg2XRcWA
— Meredith (@Opportunitweet) June 18, 2024
The left in America is not interested in education, not even a little bit. They want indoctrination. And they can't achieve that if increasing numbers of parents are educating children on their own outside the walls of a corrupt, failed government system.
This has been obvious to Corey DeAngelis for a very long time. It is encouraging to see that it is rapidly becoming obvious to so many others.
And no amount of propaganda disguised as science in 'Scientific American' can stop that awakening.
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