[Spiff]

Many states are now picking up Bennett's K12 curriculum to start public (state funded) homeschooling programs. This is a trojan horse that must be stopped. Pretty soon, in order to reduce brick & mortar and teacher costs and pretend to offer a viable alternative to parents, the states are going to have this "homeschooling" program. Then the true, independent homeschoolers are going to find themselves outnumbered and will end up regulated like the public-funded "homeschools" will be. You wait and see. And Bennett is pleased to be able to receive the contracts from the state governments and aid and abet this coming confrontation.

[evolved_rage]

In California, the first adage that came to mind was "There is no free lunch". The program is a charter school, and free(ahem, paid by taxes). The "access to a teacher" is required, and each teacher cover's about the equivalent of a classroom of students. So the teacher's will keep their jobs, and the gubmint keeps control.

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