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To: GBA
My sister home schools my nieces in Phoenix and I fully support her. But, she doesn't try to force the schools to allow her kids to participate in their extra curricular activities. If the schools allowed home schooled kids in their band program or sports programs? Great. But if they don't? So be it. You take the good with the bad. You don't get to pick and choose. Got a problem with that?

For someone who claims to be educated, I'll point out how ignorant your above remark is. Throughout our history people have stood up for what they believe is wrong or unfair and by gathering support, have made changes. And people everywhere don't just have to take the good with the bad, and yes, I do have a problem with that. If it's bad, I admire people who advocate change by standing up for what is just and fair.

It must suck to be you, b/c that's the way the world works.

The good news is that you don't have any kids. Great idea.

266 posted on 06/19/2005 5:41:45 AM PDT by demkicker (A skunk sat on a stump; the stump thunk the skunk stunk; the skunk thunk the stump stunk.)
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To: demkicker
Thanks for the backhanded insult about my not having kids. Do you insult everyone who disagrees with you or should I feel honored that you've singled me out?

I certainly salute you and others who stand up for what they believe in and are willing to fight for the changes they feel are necessary. We have this in common, but you and I have a different opinion about what is just and fair. I have and will continue to support the home school movement. It is wrong to force people to send their children to a school they don't feel is in their children's best interest or is harmful.

Perhaps one day parents will be able to choose one school's band program and another school's sports program, yet another school's calculus class and still another school's cafeteria. A payment voucher will follow the student from place to place and pay as they go. I would support that level of freedom of choice, but in my humblest of opinions, it isn't going to happen.

Ok...insult away. You can have the last word.

267 posted on 06/19/2005 7:36:17 AM PDT by GBA
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