Posted on 03/02/2006 11:45:53 AM PST by LouAvul
I had to homeschool myself in spite of a decade of forced attendance at traditional schools where I never learned anything but inhuman patience. I was in sixth grade when I promised myself my kids would never go through that kind of hell.
I did let them get a taste of it and choose freely. They chose homeschooling. Results---kids age 12 who could pass a high school equivalency test with ease.
Incidentally I don't consider them geniuses, or myself a gifted teacher. Though I could be wrong. :)
You don't have to have been homeschooled, or have kids yet, to be a member of the homeschool movement. Just the intention of doing so with the future kids is enough. Or just lending your voice to the movement.
I call myself a "once and future" homeschooler. I can't wait. My fiance was homeschooled too so we are both eager to experiment on our poor offspring.
The school tax proportion.
So if the state funds the local school $10,000 per student then you believe you should get that amount from the state? Do you pay $10,000 per year in school taxes?
I'm not doubting your stat at all, but I like to verify for myself. I'd hate to confidently quote something to someone, only to get my butt handed to me. Where can I find this stat?
Let me find it again. I had it here incase anyone asked and closed the window. BRB
We're in our 10th year of home education and loving it. Our daughter is almost 16 and will be graduating next year. It has been a tremendous blessing in our lives.
I see a number of folks have given sage advice and some have offered opinion as well. I second the advice to learn all you can at HSLDA.org. Further, I'd encourage you as the grandparent to attend homeschool conventions.
I am an area administrator of a private school for homeschoolers in Northern California. I'm happy to supply you with whatever information I know.
Home education is a commitment and incredible lifestyle. I know of many certified teachers who are now teaching their children at home. Blessings to you.
Side story...I home schooled my boys. The oldest played hockey, where there is always trash talk during the game. It use to drive them crazy that they could not get under his skin no matter what they said to him.
One day I figured out why it never bothered him.....we were in the car and we were talking about what was said on the rink that started some of the fights and why he was never bothered enough to fight. He talked about the language used and how stupid it was. I asked in what way? He said well one day he had looked up one of the words he did not understand in the dictionary and since in only meant a pile of wood he did not bother with the rest!
Now I was really curious and asked what word he had looked up. He said fagg. Holding back laughter as best I could I told him to go home and look it up again with one less g.
He became a very different player after! LOL!
I don't pay $10,000 per year in taxes. And that leads to the question, where does that additional $7000+ come from? If I send my kids to private schools or home school, or my kids are out of school, why is it my responsibility to pay for other kids to go to school? If you'd have read this thread, you'd have seen, I spent $3000 per year, out of my own money, plus taxes to send my kid to private school. I spent less than half the average for school. The question is, where is the waste going? Aren't you concerned where our tax dollars are being spent?
Here's the link. The $8,589 figure includes capital expenditures, which it should because it is a cost.
http://www.joannejacobs.com/mtarchives/014895.html
Standard and Poors has the figure higher but only goes to 2003. Take a look here.
http://www.schoolmatters.com/App/SES/SPSServlet/MenuRequest?CatID=818&SecID=3200&CompID=-1&StateID=1036196&LocLevelID=162&StateLocLevelID=676&LocationID=1036195
It comes from people who dont have kids, old folks and people like you who dont feed at the trough.
If I send my kids to private schools or home school, or my kids are out of school, why is it my responsibility to pay for other kids to go to school?
Its not, and that is my point. People need to get off the dole and take care of their own responsibilities. Its no more your responsibility than it is your responsibility to pay their mortgage.
If you'd have read this thread, you'd have seen, I spent $3000 per year, out of my own money, plus taxes to send my kid to private school. I spent less than half the average for school. The question is, where is the waste going? Aren't you concerned where our tax dollars are being spent?
Sure Im concerned about where they are going. We know where a large part goes. It is inflated salaries and unneeded jobs. In fact, most goes to waste. On top of that, some goes to fraud and abuse. The socialist schools are no different than any other bureaucracy doing a job private industry should be doing. They do it worse at higher cost.
You can take some comfort in not being a sponge and sucking looking to others to care for you. Plus your kids arent dumped on classroom bureaucrats expecting to get an education.
Thanks for the ammo.
Heck, I used to work with a guy who didn't know where the Pacific Ocean is (no, I'm not making this up).
No problem.
Want to have some real fun? Tell a government teacher he or she is a bureaucrat. Just be sure to have a dictionary handy, because they will argue with you.
I even had one silly twit tell me the dictionary was wrong. I looked at the other two couples who were there and said see what you get in socialist classrooms.
She was livid. LOL
Too bad my lib sil teacher stopped talking to me.
Main Entry: bu·reau·cra·cy
Pronunciation: byu-'rä-kr&-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -cies
Etymology: French bureaucratie, from bureau + -cratie -cracy
1 a : a body of nonelective government officials b : an administrative policy-making group
2 : government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority
3 : a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/bureaucracy
Main Entry: bu·reau·crat
Pronunciation: 'byur-&-"krat
Function: noun
:a member of a bureaucracy
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
The NEA doesn't want children socialized, they just want them Socialized, Marxised, Fascised, and Communized.
But I want my 12 year old son to get "private lessons" from his gubmint teacher. It's very popular these days!
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