. I would love to see everyone who sends their kids to public schools enroll in private schools and watch the public school system collapse for lack of students. Our family has sacrificed for years to send our kids to a Christian private school and we don't regret it for a moment. If private school is not an option, homeschooling should be seriously considered.
EngineDad, EngineDad, EngineDad. I'm sure you mean well, but your naivete is stunning. Since when has the government EVER, EVER let "competent" people do anything, let alone "rebuild" their #1 method of Mass Mind Control. First of all, who defines "competent"? The NEA? The Dept of Education? Local school boards? Religious groups? The gay militia?
If you want to see true change, then the exact opposite must happen. Change in the public schools won't begin until millions of kids are pulled OUT. Sending kids INto public schools only sends the message, "Hey you're doing such a great job in screwing up all the kids in my neighborhood that I want to offer up my child as well. And here's some money to make sure you get the job done." Money talks, and when schools lose students, they panic. Believe me. I taught in public schools for years.
Personally, I believe the public school system is way past being a lost cause. We homeschool our kids. You might enjoy reading John Taylor Gatto's book, "Dumbing us Down."
You are right, and welcome to FR. I would like to add, that many many parents have taken their kids out, and put them in private school, or homeschool. In fact, 40% of the teachers don't send their kid to public school in MA. Many more parents have left MA altogether. And while I can certainly understand all those taking their kids out, in whatever way they do, it does give the activists a pass. The intimidation, as this case shows, tend to be too great, folks have to worry about losing their jobs and everything that goes along with having one.