8 Reasons Homeschooling Is Superior to Public Education (Most of Founding Fathers were Homeschooled)

Pajamas Media ^ | 11/17/2012 | Megan Fox

[wintertime]

Have you noticed, verga, that I frequentlty use the expression “modern” government schooling? I am sorry that you have misunderstood my position. I **know** you would **never** do so deliberately since you are professional government teacher.

Please do a Google on the words, “modern, schooling, John Taylor Gatto”, if you wish to know more about the origin of our **current** system of government schooling.

[sitetest]

Dear wrench,

“And none of the founding fathers had indoor plumbing, electricity, or computers. We should dump those as well”

Why? Indoor plumbing, electricity and computers enhance our standard of living.

On the other hand, public education...

LOL.

sitetest

[wintertime]

By the way, it should be “frequently”.

I don't want to upset anyone’s inner grammarian Nazi.

[sitetest]

Dear CodeToad,

“Harvard is respected, but Harvard is a joke.”

Why do you say that?

Thanks,

sitetest

[wintertime]

By the way, it should be “frequently”. I don't want to upset anyone’s highly sensitive inner grammarian Nazi.

Also,....I have a busy life creating health, wealth, and fun for the world to enjoy. I am in a rush to get out the door, so, I will not be responding to any post, from anyone, until late into the evening ( if at all).

[verga]

Oh it is so cute when you try to backpedal and change your story. Might be time to change your nick to shifting sands., BTW still waiting for you to make your tagline to: All talk and no action.

[US Navy Vet]

“Dr. Benjamin Rush was among the leading proponents of the public education model, as was Madison.” HOWEVER niether one of them whould have appoved of the Prussian, Otto Von Bismark FECES that “Public” “Eduction(indoctrination)” has turned into.

[verga]

The public (read average parents) have only themselves to blame. When you allow a power vacuum to be created don't be surprised by what rushes in.

[CodeToad]

“. I would submit that it would be hard to homeschool things like engineering, physics, chemistry, etc.”

Not at all. In fact, a kid might actually get a better education. It will cost a few bucks but college is so ridiculously priced it would still be far cheaper.

[CodeToad]

“But no one thought thought that in the late 18th century.

Are you sure?

[CodeToad]

Dear sitetest,

Never met a Harvard grad that wasn’t.

Thanks,

codetoad

[sitetest]

Dear CodeToad,

I've met any number of Harvard grads who weren't jokes. They were intelligent, knowledgeable and effective. Many of them highly-successful. Sometimes not in the way the world measures success, but successful, nonetheless. Guess we hang in different circles.

However, you said that HARVARD is a joke.

What is it about Harvard that makes you think it's a joke?

Thanks,

sitetest

[ecomcon]

Non sequitur much?

[CodeToad]

Um, are you really that stupid? I already said their graduates are a joke, so I think automatically the school is the focus of that statement. Now go finish making my Latte.

[Excellence]

My daughter drew the picture of the children running from the burning school building. I posted it here near the time she drew it.

[sitetest]

Dear CodeToad,

“I already said their graduates are a joke,...”

An opinion that I disputed. Your asserting a thing hardly makes it so.

What is it about these folks that you think makes them a joke? Did you think that they were unintelligent? Just not much intellectual horsepower? Didn't know information related to their field?

Is that all you've got? In your exalted opinion, all the Harvard grads you've met are jokes?

LOL.

sitetest

[ecomcon]

Exactly right. And we need to take it one step further and confront the reason that none of this will ever change. That is, no one changes unless they have to. As long as there are Obamaphones, and food stamps, and myriad other free stuffs, nothing will change, because the majority of our people are corrupted. In other words, they are lazy, useless cowards and freeloaders who at all times take the path of least resistance and maximum entertainment. Nothing can stop the decline until people repent of their wanton smallness.

To borrow from the adage attributed to Tocqueville, because we have ceased to be good, we have ceased to be great. Imho, that's about all there is to it. Freedom has become license in the absence of self restraint due to the sense of responsibility before God. We therefore make selfish and lazy and venal decisions to the detriment of the future.

The only hope is for some type of spiritual awakening. Barring that, some type of separation.

[CodeToad]

Maybe when you stop your childish desire to find a persona by writing in formal letter style and revert to the customary forum/FR posting format we can continue. Until then, I see you as just another childish idiot looking to distinguish herself.

[slowhandluke]

For a short time, every now and then, it's useful to dump those conveniences and see how it goes. Hurricane Sandy showed some (prepared) folks that it's not all that bad. Admittedly the water kept running, but electricity and computers weren't all that necessary, however convenient they are.

A lot of folks go camping, and indoor plumbing is found to be not needed, no matter how much more comfortable it is.

Interestly, folks who try home schooling find that it's better than government schools. Unlike indoor plumbing and electricity, it's the government schools that are the easy way out, the Hostess Twinkie form of education - time filling, but not brain filling, and often quite damaging to the poor souls entrusted to it's care.

[sitetest]

Dear CodeToad,

ROTFLMAO!!

Can't answer the question, so you attack my writing style?? That's great! Hilarious!

So, you just can't back up your assertion that Harvard is a joke.

Okay.

I didn't think you could.

Thanks again,

sitetest