First.....Moving toward local control is likely possible and an idea that could likely be sold to our cautious and overly worked and overly exhausted sheeple neighbors. Honestly, the sheeple are fearful of letting go of their government school entitlement and this fear must be acknowledged by those of us who are striving for reform. By the way, even county or city-wide ownership of government schools is too large. The local control should be no more than a few hundred or thousand families.
Second,....Once education is returned to the smallest possible local level then there is the possibility that some districts will be more courageous about experimenting with vouchers, tax credits, and charters. Some brave groups of citizens may even choose to abolish all government schooling and experiment with charity-funded schooling and endownment-funded private schooling in settings that are not prison-like Prussian or brick and mortar based.
Third....With success with privatization in small local districts the sheeple will be more likely to accept what has been proven to work in other districts and have the brave hearts to move off of their government school plantation.
As for the Founders...We can only speculate on what they might think of today's prison-like monstrosity of government owned and run schooling. My guess is that they would be appalled.
Finally....Personally, I consider our nation's system of godless, socialist-funded, single-payer, and compulsory schooling to be soooo hurtful to the child and such a threat to our nation that I have made a decision. I will NOT have a government school worker for a friend. They are too evil, too stupid, or too much of a well-meaning and good hearted USEFUL IDIOT to be a friend.
Yes, I consider government schooling to be **that** evil and **that** much of a threat to our continuing freedom.
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