My problem with home schooling is kids need to be exposed to other kids. And learn how to deal with them.
*** “Too many people today seem perplexingly ill-equipped to dislike something without attempting to force others to dislike it too” ***
How Dare You! (In my best whiny Greta voice)
What happened to Freedom? What happened to the pursuit of Happiness? What happened to Free Speech?
I have decided, just screw’em. I’ll just get even with them later when they are begging for me to not (redacted, NSA must fill in the blank themselves)
Unsigned form letters need to be shredded.
Can’t have the kiddies learning reading, writing AND reasoning too.
Churches are effectively immune from state requirements even though almost all have signed up to b official tax-exempt organizations and so are supposed to follow all the rules for such. In reality states and the Feds are loath to try to enforce all that. The courts are apt to look at the 1st Amendment and say well, it doesn’t matter what they signed, they cannot sign away their Freedom of Religion. Government entities don’t want that precedent on the books else they cannot successfully bully some churches which is what is happening to the churches that have been induced to cancel their CC.
My major problem with Classical Conversations is that they play fast and loose with tax laws. They want the benefits of being “for profit” while seeking to benefit from other’s tax exempt status. They also work overtime to avoid FICA by making most everyone that works for them “independent contractors”. We were involved with them for the past 6 years but pulled out this year due to some very disturbing comments from their CEO when they most recently increased their fees. I also became convinced that their methods were not working for my six children. I was not surprised when these letters started going around...our local group received one as well.
Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S. Lewis
metmom nailed it.
Most homeschool organizations and cooperatives are nonprofit. IMHO, when any homeschool group charges a lot of money, that’s a red flag.
CC is one of those organizations that sounds like a ripoff, and I’m glad I avoided it. I don’t blame the letter-writers for being angry. But they should’ve written a heartfelt letter, instead of threatening legal action.
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