[Amelia]

I think Wintertime has been pretty clear in saying some children - such as those coming from neglectful and/or abusive home environments - do need public school. (Correct me if I’m wrong, Wintertime.)

Or as she puts it, they need to be "institutionalized". Makes it sound as if they are criminal or insane, don't you think?

But the vast majority of parents are not crack-addicted abusers.

I know that, but a lot of the parents of my children are unable for one reason or another to homeschool. Most of them want good things for their children, but some are substance abusers (not necessarily crack), some are spending every ounce of effort they have to put bread on the table, some don't make very good choices for their own lives and those of their children, and some are deployed to Iraq. Most of my students don't live in stable two parent families.

I don't think FReepers are representative of the majority of parents, more's the pity.

[wintertime]

I know that, but a lot of the parents of my children are unable for one reason or another to homeschool. Most of them want good things for their children, but some are substance abusers (not necessarily crack), some are spending every ounce of effort they have to put bread on the table, some don't make very good choices for their own lives and those of their children, and some are deployed to Iraq. Most of my students don't live in stable two parent families.

These children will need to be institutionalized for their education.

Also...The waiting lists for charters are proof enough that parents are desperate for choice.

We should begin the process of privatizing universal K_! education so that these parents can **choose** a private school for their children and not be **forced** by the government to use only the government monopoly schools.