Think twice before home schooling

Greeley Tribune ^ | 7 Nov 01 | Mike Crawford

[Texaggie79]

incoming..........

[xclusiv1]

Mr. Crawford is a moron!

[Texaggie79]

He currently works at Wal-Mart as a sales associate in the automotive department.

I'd like to see a homschooled kid get that high up the corporate latter.

[SarahW]

He currently works at Wal-Mart as a sales associate in the automotive department

I think we should listen to this guy. Look what the public school system did for HIM!

[Texaggie79]

um ladder. SEE and I went to public schools!!!!

[rwfromkansas]

Parents have a covenant responsibility to raise their children up in the ways of God.....COMPLETELY. Public schools do not do this. Crawford is wrong, but unfortunately, his view is common due to Biblical ignorance and many Christians lacking a Covenantal understanding of Scripture.

[pocat]

Mike Crawford is a Greeley resident and Colorado native. He currently works at Wal-Mart as a sales associate in the automotive department.

If he worked at K-Mart, it would be understandable...

[Jefferson Adams]

Do not - DO NOT - leave your children in government schools. If you can afford it, find a good Christian school. The one my daughter attends - ranked extremely highly amongst ALL schools in our state - actually charges less than what it costs to keep the school running. They make up the difference with sales, donations, etc. MUCH cheaper than a typical private school, and the best there is, academically.

If you can't afford that, homeschool. Do it. DO NOT let government schools brainwash your children.

Get a copy of the book "The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America" and you'll never look at "education" in the same way. Here's a review from amazon.com -

"Iserbyt's exhaustive research regarding education and the economy has exposed the many myths and misinformation underlying the history of related reforms. Presented in chronological order, the author presents a stunning indictment of public and private partnerships designed to restructure education and the economy, and ultimately to redefine the very nature and purpose of not only education, but man himself. Teachers will find this book extremely useful and instructive in identifying and comprehending recent changes in education certification and training that are increasingly threatening to academic freedom, and driving many out of the teaching profession altogether. Parents of children in public, private, and home-schools alike will find Iserbyt's research equally applicable to all, as the new system is deliberately mandated for everyone. No student or adult is to be exempt from the new systemic education and labor reforms. Only by understanding the underlying agenda and strategies of the reformists can we hope to restore academic freedom and moral agency in society, and protect our children. A Must Read for every parent, educator, and legislator concerned about our children!"

[Diddle E. Squat]

Actually Mr. Crawford raises some very good points. Why are you afraid of critical scrutiny? It will either reinforce your belief that home schooling is the right choice in X situation, or it will raise issues that may help avoid future problems and bad decisions. Either way, it is a win/win situation.

I take no position on home schooling, other than the artificial barriers to it(imposed by the govt school monopoly, self-absorbed unions, and the decadent Dem. party) should be removed. OK, maybe I do hold a few opinions on it!

[randog]

Mr. Crawford is a moron!

--He currently works at Wal-Mart as a sales associate in the automotive department.

There's a very good chance that your characterization is correct.

[gedeon3]

This guy is an ignorant idiot. He also forgot to mention some of the other benefits of public school such as: free condons, pro-homosexuality, private abortions, sex, drugs, anti-patriotism, vd, hiv, gangs, shootings, etc, etc.

[america76]

Home schooling is vastly superior to the faggotry, communism,and humanistic horse turd the public shcools are peddling. Not to mention the class size is perfect. The student learns at his/her own speed and is not held back or left behind by the other students or an incompetent teacher. All the touchy feely social adjustment can be had elsewhere, like Sunday school, little league, the Boy Scouts.

Home schooling is the only way as far as I am concerned. Though, I don't have any kids yet. I'll keep you posted.

[goodnesswins]

"denying them the opportunities to partake in character-developing, extracurricular activities such as athletics, band, choir or debate, etc."

Yeah...leave them in the public schools to be dumbed down and sexualized, to be traumatized by the cliques and popularity guru's....... as if there are no other places to get extra curricular activities of value.....oh, puullleeaassee...give this guy some CHEESE

[savedbygrace]

Mr. Crawford is a victim of FEAR --- False Evidence Appearing Real.

He obviously knows almost nothing about home schooling. The kids are not cloistered, isolated, or insulated from society at large. They don't miss out on team athletics, choir, band, or any other so-called extra-curricula activities.

That effectively neutralizes all of Mr. Crawford's concerns.

[Mahone]

Let's see, "benefits" your children will lose if you take them out of public school...

Pagan worldview

Explicit sex education that glorifies homosexuality (and every other kind of perversion)

Free condoms

Abortion counseling

Of course there is that irreplaceable multiculturalism that teaches them that ours is the only society one is to condemn

The idols to be worshipped are animals and the earth

Yes, you've got something there, and these are just a few of the bennies they'll be missing out on! Stand before God someday and tell Him what you did with the gift of a child He gave you.

[BJClinton]

Well, you are an Aggie....

[Illbay]

Home-schooling should be viewed as one viable option for parents of whatever religious or philosophical persuasion, but it is by no means THE only choice that can be considered.

Of course we should resist any effort to restrict or "regulate" homeschooling, but by the same token those who attack people who don't go that route are just as guilty of sophistry and narrow-mindedness.

We have a wonderful public school system here (my wife teaches Second Grade in fact) and we think sending our daughter to public school is the right course for us to take.

Your Mileage May Vary, and God bless you.

[ijk]

Propaganda, intentional or not.
Listen to me now hear me later:

Home schooling is the last best hope for wresting the most impressionable and manipulable segment of our population from the zealous agendas of the government and specious social causes.

Nationwide home schooling, even with some modification to make it practical for working parents, should be pursued with all possible haste. The public school system should be marginalized and limited (if not outright shut down) to the greatest degree possible.
If you doubt the seriousness of this issue, read the opinions of some of the world's greatest manipulators, diseembers, and tyrants; i.e. Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, et al. They all understood the political and cultural significance of 'public education' as a tool for cultural bending.