George Bush's secret army (Why Democrats Hate, and Fear, Home Schooled Kids)

Economist ^ | March 17th 2004 | Economist

[gobucks]

I found this article compelling. Figured some Freepers out there would get a kick out of it.

[gobucks]

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[Onelifetogive]

They give up not just a free public education...

This is crap!!! What exactly is FREE about public education.

Correction: They give up a public education system that they are required to pay for anyway....

[Old Sarge]

Homeschool PING!

[netmilsmom]

Check this out! We must be doing something right!

[Alberta's Child]

In Texas, a parent doesn't have to tell anyone anything.

Man, I love that state.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

Could it be that thousands of job-seekers have dropped out of the looking category so they can stay at home and take care of their kids?

Must be nice to afford to live again on one spouse income!

[Marine Inspector]

George Bush's secret army

What a crock. People home school because they don't what the Government to indoctrinate their children.

Bush has spent billions of dollars on the indoctrination department.

[agitator]

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[newgeezer]

Like everything else, it comes down to a choice. All us parents make the choice, even if we give it nary a thought.

[keithtoo]

Great article. We have several friends who home-school. We send our kids to private school.

Not only is this better for our kids. We don't feed the Edu-crat BEAST!!!

[blackdog]

Homeschoolers also know not to draw too much attention to the successes of their efforts. They know not to assault the establishment in print of voice.

Part of homeschooling is staying below the radar. This article does not help the cause.

[Smedley]

Yet these arguments point to change in the way the debate is unfolding. It is no longer about whether home-schooled children are losing out, but whether they are doing unfairly well.

Heaven forbid if the common man succeeds in bettering his children's situation. Hey, it's not as if this were Bill Clinton, Al Gore or Jesse Jackson sending their kids to expensive private schools.

[pamlet]

We thought living on one income would be VERY tough when I resigned my job in order to homeschool - BUT it hasn't been nearly as tough as we thought. We just don't eat out as much - that alone has been a HUGE savings..

The benefits have far outweighed the sacrifice.

[valkyrieanne]

Why should Democrats "hate and fear homeschooled kids?" We *quit* a homeschool group (quite a large one, in fact) because the mothers didn't want any of the boys bringing toy guns to group meetings. (It was a very liberal group.) Not all homeschoolers are conservative.

[gobucks]

I'm new to this movement, so perhaps I'm being naive. And this is the first sentiment I have heard like this expressed anywhere. Perhaps you can direct me to the PR materials, if any, that suggested this approach?

[Minuteman23]

I agree with homeschooling, but this article paints Bush in too positive a light with education. "No Child Left Behind" is a socialist menace that defeats the purported purpose of this article. I'm the first one to give Bush credit where credit is do, but education isn't one of those areas.

[mamalujo]

'In Texas, a parent doesn't have to tell anyone anything.'

Greetin's from Texas y'all, I've been homeschooling my three sons twelve years, and I have had no interference from the local schools in any way, hubby works two jobs so I can teach the boys and life is sweeeeeeeet.

[BibChr]

What a great article.

Dan

[newgeezer]

Bush has spent billions of dollars on the indoctrination department.

Excellent point. Wasn't it Reagan/Bennett who talked of abolishing the Dept. of Education? So much for that! Instead, we got a "small gov't" president who gave us 'No Child Left Behind.'