School discussion starts at 5:45 and Behar’s comments on homeschooling are at 6:55
Leave it to one of the women of The View to say something completely ridiculous any day of the week. Most recently, Elisabeth Hasselbeck has been the host in the hot seat as a result of her sometimes blind following of the GOP and conservative talking points, without much to back up in terms of actual opinion. And Sherri Shepard is no stranger to the ridiculous comment. But this week’s perpetrator was Joy Behar.
The conversation came up about where the Obama girls would be educated once they move to DC. Discussion on public versus private schools ensued, until Behar, who, by the way, is a former school teacher, suggested that the girls be educated in the White House, in what she called a “Little House on the Prairie” way. But when Elisabeth uttered the word “homeschooled”, Joy’s response was one that has the homeschooling community up in arms, and rightfully so.
Behar: I think those kids should be educated in the White House, this is my feeling.
Hasselbeck: Homeschooled?
Walters: You think they should have homeschool? Noo.
Behar: With other children, they should bring them into the White House and make a Little House on the Prairie.
Hasselbeck: Little House on the Prairie?
Behar: Yes, in the White House, that would be what I would do.
Hasselbeck: I’m all for homeschooling, I actually think it’s a good thing. Some of them…
Behar: (Waving her hand in Elisabeth’s face) A lot of them are demented when they’re homeschooled. Please.
[Transcribed from YouTube]
Behar went on to talk about how homeschooled kids don’t get the social interaction they need, that they’re afraid of other people and it’s all about “mommy and daddy” telling them what to think. Hasselbeck pointed out to her that homeschoolers participate in sports and extracurricular activities through school, community programs and consortiums with other homeschooling families and that Joy’s statements were all stereotype.
Joy Behar doesn’t know what she’s talking about and was really rude to a growing segment of families in this country and others. Homeschooling isn’t just polygamist sects who fence themselves off from the world, homeschooling is a very viable alternative to standardized school that shouldn’t be knocked if you don’t know anything about it. I applaud Elisabeth Hasselbeck for knowing something about the topic and defending it against an ugly and unwarranted attack. She wasn’t suggesting Malia and Sasha be homeschooled, she was teaching Behar the reality of homeschooling, but Behar wasn’t listening. As usual.
Joy Behar is shown on 10/9/07 at an art exhibit. Credit: Fame
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