They think the tea parties are giving him fits? Let him go after homeschoolers who can create entire unit studies on writing letters to congressmen, senators, the president, and to the editors of every newspaper and call it English. Who can take their 8+ children to Washington, DC or any state capital in the country in protest, sit in their representatives office, and call it a field trip. Moms and students flooding the internet with facebook, twitter, and anti-0 blog posts for internet skills class. Children phoning the goverment in protest as civics or communication skills credit. Does he really want that kind of uninterrupted 24/7 attention? Does he really imagine that teachers who have to report to work everyday and are held accountable by school boards can compete with families who can dedicate days and weeks to nothing but protesting him?
Unless homeschoolers have gotten lazy and indifferent since I finished homeschooling, the above scenario is exactly what he can expect.
"Look for the first few leaks of damning stories about home schooling. They will start by demonizing the movement. Then they will move rapidly to tax it, and outlaw it in practice if not in law. Before the next election home schoolers will see a world on the horizon where school boards and local school administration have to certify their credentials. Homes will be subject to inspection and regulation by OSHA and the EPA. The list of obvious and viscous options are too depressing to outline. All I can say is we must spread the word and fight............."
They have been demonizing homeschooling on tv and in the media for years. We already pay taxes to the school systems where our children don't attend the schools. We get no tax break for the money we spend on our school supplies. We pay sales taxes on the supplies we buy locally. They have been trying to require certification and regulation for years and they have even attempted to bring child welfare workers into the home to declare that homeschool children are abused. So, we've seen this all before. If that is the best he can do -- he's already lost. We've been there because they've done that already.
This article might be a good reminder for people to get connected with the HSLDA and stay in touch with their local homeschool organizations. Though 0bama might try to do this, I certainly don't believe it will succeed.
well said. I am a member of HSLDA and have been for 21 years. There is an army of homeschoolers in the nation that have resolve. That is the nature of the people that homeschool. They fight back when messed with. :)
Here in Michigan, the state legislature people have commented that when the home schoolers take action, everyone in Lansing notices.
Obama would be a fool to mess with us.
LOL, you are absolutely right. That paragraph is so fantastic that it is well worth repeating. Thanks for the huge grin this morning.