re: “Even the youngest children in our government indoctrination centers soon learn that behind every government school teacher and principal stands an armed policeman.”
I wish this were true! In my experience, the students I have in the public school have NO FEAR of teachers or principals.
On a related issue, if the public schools are what is teaching us to be fearful of the government - isn’t that a good thing? I thought you would be promoting the idea that public schools promote the opposite - not fearing the government - wouldn’t that be more sinister?
Also, you’re saying we fear the government, not because of the IRS, activist judicial rulings, anti-gun laws, censorship of politically incorrect language, the EPA, etc - but because of public schools!!?? I don’t think so.
You honestly wish that students would learn that behind every teacher and principal in a government school stands an armed policeman.
It is through fear of police that you wish to teach.
Three of my children were homeschooled. Honestly, I couldn't have kept them from learning if I tried. Beyond basic literacy and arithmetic they taught themselves ( until they entered college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13.)
“I wish this were true! In my experience, the students I have in the public school have NO FEAR of teachers or principals.”(Nevadan)
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Nevadan, I am truly sorry that you would feel the need for police threat to instill fear in your students. I can't imagine having to spend a career going to work every day in such an environment. In contrast, homeschooling my children was the most satisfying work I have ever done.
The point of my post #13 was clear. Government schools need to be abolished precisely because of the government compulsory attendance and the police threat that stands behind every government teacher and principal. Simply by attending children become accustomed to government compulsion and the laws that confine children ( whose only crime was not being aborted) to a prison-like environment.
Children soon learn that truant officers will track them down if they do not report for their daily prison confinement. If they resist, real police with real guns are sent. If they resist further, they soon face court appearances ankle collars, and even confinement in hard time kiddie-prison ( euphemistically calls “alternative school”.)
In post #16 it is evident that you would approve of fear of police to force learning in your classroom.
Perhaps if you were in a private school where parents valued your services and imparted those beliefs to the students, you would have a more satisfying teaching experience.
Once my homeschool children achieved basic literacy and numeracy they literally taught themselves. They loved it! I couldn't have kept them from learning if I had tried, at least not in the home environment. Maybe if I had sent them to our local prison-like government schools I could have killed their desire to learn.
By the way, our local government school in Maryland had 4 first grades. The government prison-like school in our current community also has 4 first grades and similar numbers for every other grade. This isn't a school. It is a Marxist, government compliance, indoctrination factory.
re: “Even the youngest children in our government indoctrination centers soon learn that behind every government school teacher and principal stands an armed policeman.” ( wintertime post #13)
“I wish this were true! In my experience, the students I have in the public school have NO FEAR of teachers or principals.” ( Nevadan post #16)
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One more thing:
While the threat of police action, as well as truant officer visits, court action, parental fines, ankle bracelets, time in “alternative school, and other means will get a child into the government prison-like school, the child still has control of his mind.
Once in the school the child can resist and refuse to learn. From your statement, I suppose that is what you must face every day. Again, I am sorry.