That Sesame Street ditty came to mind looking around at the politics of education policy, particularly after the unschooling/homeschooling slam that was broadcast on Good Morning America, and noted with dismay by many homeschool bloggers .   I’ve not found the Obama administration policies homeschool/family friendly.  I think other homeschoolers disagree.   What came to my mind was this information from Politico:

Power, politics, gossip on daily call

So begins another morning in what may count as Washington’s longest-running conversation — a street-corner bull session between four old friends who suddenly find themselves standing once more at the busiest intersection of politics and media in Washington.
Carville calls White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel.
Emanuel calls ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent George Stephanopoulos.
A bit later, CNN commentator Paul Begala, who is not quite the early bird that his friends are, will complete the circle with a rapid set of calls to all three.
Different versions of this round-robin chatter have been taking place, with few interruptions, every workday for nearly a generation.
“I refer to it as the 17-year-long conference call,” said Emanuel, who starts calling his friends at 6 a.m. “You can tap into it anytime you want.”

Do you suppose the ‘boys’ were talking about unschooling/homeschooling this week?  Surely that came up. 

Check out  Pat Farenga’s take on the interview.   Helen Hegener pointed out a great response by unschooler Lee Stranahan:

Unschooling: How Good Morning America Got It All Wrong

Many people seem to have theories about how unschooled kids will turn out. The GMA story is certainly full of them — we’re told that unschooled kids are being damaged by being brought up far outside the mainstream and will be unprepared for life. We are warned that parents who unschool their kids are limiting their options.

You could insert "homeschooled" in place of "unschooled", relating to the homeschool theories from our society and of course, the "experts".  I hope all homeschoolers keep that in mind and defend all learning style choices.  Spunky explored the ramifications of making unschooling illegal.

Great quote from Stranahan:

"You can keep your theories; I have my son".