First, calling out systemic child-rape and its cover-up is not Catholic bashing. One would assume, based on your first post, that you too would be concerned for the welfare of children but I guess you just cherry pick articles like this to further your bubble ideology.
Not all public schools are like this. I attended a horrific inner city school but will be sending my son to a public school in a very small county in God’s country. Flyover country is very different from inner city schools and there are still God fearing parents who are involved with their children’s education.
One day, your child will have to leave the nest and be exposed to people with different morals and ideology. You can only keep them in a bubble so long.
My point is simple, put your broad brush away.
Just so you know, while there are some homeschoolers that isolate themselves into their own families, these represent a very small minority. The vast majority have nearly as many outside-of-the home activities as everyone else. And many of those activities involve people beyond one or two years of their age. Even adults of varying morals and ideology.
Sometimes I wish for a quiet day or evening at home with the entire family.
What, you mean someone hijacked your account to post this?
I know I'll receive flames for this but the two children in my care go to a very good school here in "fly over country", this is central Illinois, conservative country in a blue state. My wife and I are very much involved in their education. They occasionally wear their, "I love Jesus" Tee shirts and are not sent home for it.
The first day I walked into their school, I saw some elementary school art on the wall, the first thing I noticed was a poster that had a huge W.W.J.D. on it and in case somebody didn't know what that meant it was also stated in parentheses, "What Would Jesus Do", that poster stayed there the whole year.
My daughter teaches in a public school, high school level in Missouri, her politics are very similar to my own, don't call her a liberal to her face whatever you do. She too has to deal with that "broad brush".
Want to hear another broad brush? I'm a retired union member. Never mind that I have never voted for a democrat in my entire life, never. How many of the broad brushers here can truthfully say that?
There are decent public schools in this country, you won't find many of them in N.Y.C., Los Angeles, Chicago or many other metro areas. My kids are in the 6th grade, I help with home work and I already have to review their text books to relearn some things that I originally learned 50 to 60 years ago. Proper grammar and punctuation is just as difficult for me now as it was back then. I do not consider myself qualified to teach and who knows me, better than I do.
Home schooling is fine for those who want to do it and are able. Private school is fine too for those who can afford it but the reality is that it is very expensive. The nearest private school to me is Lutheran and tuition is $6,500 per year, per student, an unattainable amount for some who are struggling just to get by. What is not alright, in my book is the condescending attitude among some home schoolers and private schoolers, accusing others of "not caring about their children enough", to the point of calling it child abuse for allowing children to go to public schools.
Let’s see, which is the bigger bubble....a child exposed to normal circumstances and events, with his family and/or peers, or a child stuck in a kiddie prison (even a small country one) with 28 other 10 year olds all day, every day....
hmmm, i can’t figure it out.....
I’m being sarcastic, what’s your excuse?