I'm not sure how many of you watch Dr. Phil....I never have, as he tends to irk me in the extreme. I hate that he presents himself as a psychologist, when his PHD is in physiology. I always hated how he railroaded guests to make them seem like stupid red=necks and he the most intelligent person on the stage. But I've never been so disgusted by him until a recent episode of his show came to my attention. Recently Dr. Phil had a show called "The Great School Debate" which would make one think there would be opposing views laid out and that these people would explain their stands. Instead, Dr. Phil had on a 'radical unschooler' and set out to make them look ignorant and weird. It was horrendous to watch. You can see the show on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9IfxXl5SAc  and you can read an audience member's accounts at http://localhs.com/scuttle/2006/10/great-school-debate.asp 

This pisses me off because those who know nothing about homeschooling will think this is what it's all about! Sure some of us are attatchment parents - but that's a completely seperate issue form homeschooling. If he had truely wanted a debate then he should have offered various homeschooling opinions - from CHarlotte Mason, to Traditional Home Schooling. There was no need for the calamity he presented.

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