The Rationalization of a typical parent, even here:
My WONDERFUL public school doesn’t do ANYTHING like that. Why, of course not. They would NEVER do that to the precious children in our neighborhood. Why, we know the teachers, and they just love children - would never let those ‘evil’ people have access. In fact, two of the teachers even go to my church. They are just like us and will fight for our children.
And the Real reason:
Life is VERY EXPENSIVE these days, and even more so when I have to buy the best furniture to keep up with the Jones’s, and the expensive cars, and expensive plasmas - and that boat, Ohh!! that boat - I REALLY need that boat and I’m half way to saving up for it. Thank goodness my kids have a “free option” when it comes to school - we have a great deal - I put them on the big yellow bus in the morning, and the big yellow bus brings them back to me in the afternoon - in between, I don’t really care what happens, as long as they come back in one piece. And in any case, I’m no idiot, I PAY PROPERTY TAXES and I’m going to get my money’s worth by making those schools educate my kids.
Thank you. Aptly describes the problem. I would remind people, additionally, that they are accepting welfare when they send their kids to public school. The argument of property taxes doesn't prevail.
Post 4 well shows the mind set of the mother who sends her kids to a public school. Life’s physical comforts and status symbols, plus the easy way out is why parents ignore the junk and dirt public schools push into our kid’s heads.
Caring parents who make the choice that one of them stay with the children at home to nurture and educate them may suffer financial hardships as our economic system makes living on one wage or one job hard, but their children have a much better chance to become good, intelligent, productive and moral adults.