Posted on 11/27/2006 7:04:44 AM PST by meandog
On this board HS isn't everything, it is the ONLY thing!
Consider the source.
Perhaps that's true. When the NEA becomes more of a professional organization than a political agitator and self-promoting trade guild, I'll take it seriously.
"The homeschooling movement intends to DESTROY the educational establishment. "
Hmmm. the homeschool market share is about 1-2% of kids.
Will Macs destroy the PC? I dont think so.
"Actually the rise of "Big Education" has destroyed it already, but it retains a death grip on the children of the country."
Correct, but I dont see that changing soon. We spend more and more on education than ever before. Ideas to fix the schools and reform them fundamentally, ie, vouchers and school choice, need to be given a chance - but are not.
Too many are complacent.
" These parents are willing to pay their taxes and not receive benefits because they feel so strongly that public schools do more harm than good."
I feel strongly that something has to be done.
As long as the sheeple vote Democrat, and confuse "good education" with "more spending on public school bureaucracy" we will get nowhere.
The most demanding job in education today is in special education...so there may not be a public school to help your daughter in your community. However, I have yet to find any public school not offering the subjects you list. I do, however, support your notion of private schools as I believe them much better at teaching than homeschooling.
"What our obsolete public schools produce: ..."
Your link was blocked as objectionable here... hmmm.
In other words, you should be using your child as fodder for his battle. Hmmm... That would certainly explain all of those private school students who's parents are public school teachers!
I was going to quote that same thing. And reply, what poppycock that a commie unionist would ever be fired! Their jobs (i.e., money) are so precious!
Just because someone is an amature does not mean they are not the best.
Custom car amatures make autos superior to any professional.
The NEA should be welcome this because this means more space and monies directed to the students. OOOPS I forgot the NEA has nothing to do with teaching students.
Not by everyone here. We've utlized public, private and homeschooling - all successfully, I might add.
We've had some wonderful public school teachers, but when we had bad teachers, the "system" protected them to the point of criminal behavior, imo. Ever had a kid locked in a closet for forgetting homework? :( :( :(
And still teaching years later?
The sad thing is, the kids who are not quite as smart, or driven, or whose parents don't supplement their education, are having a terrible time, both when (if) they go to college, and in the work force. They don't learn what they need to know, and the idea of slacking as being acceptable, is reinforced. Bad for them, bad for America, bad for the world.
Education is the only profession, soi dissant profession might be more accurate, wherein amateurs regularly outperform degreed and gooberment approved "professionals".
Imagine what engineers would be paid if amateurs regularly did better design work than engineers. What would we pay a physician if home based, self taught non-physicians could regularly and reliably do better diagnostic work?
Just wondering.
See #257
Still less known fact: Attucks was in the process of attempting to murder a British soldier in the middle of a street riot. The "Liberty Boys" of Sam Adams were not exactly your model citizens. Fortunately after the excesses of the "Boston Massacre" Sam's cousin John and other more responsible citizens of Boston were able to squelch Sam and his confederates, thus avoiding a foretaste of the French Revolution.
But they won't teach you that in history class.
"it is called Saxon Math."
Saxon Math is great. It was used in the private school for our kids, and then when they went to public schools, we decided to 'supplement' with saxon math. The public schools dont give enough homework out, and saxon math is strong of repeating and building up concepts.
Anyone who has been to College and/or made it past HS math can teach the early grade math with it, and real math learning has to happen in the kids head anyway.
Vocabulary loses a lot of meaning in the politically correct environment.
...meandog whines too much about being flamed on Freepers...he/she ought to post the blandest, most pallid remark in support of Intelligent Design and see the grilling that results...the personal insults start about post #3 in the thread...
I would describe Attucks as a "perpetrator." He's a "victim" in the same way that a street thug who gets shot by the real victim in an attempted carjacking is a "victim."
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