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To: ync1994
I fantasize that if I were a billionaire, I would buy up these old school buildings I see around my area and start america-friendly, private schools.
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Why buy brick and mortar? Why adopt an outmoded Prussian, military style, lock-step learning paradigm? With today's technology we can abandon the brick and mortar school.

I suggest that conservative educational foundations could issue grants to individual conservative teachers. These teachers would open tuition-free one room school houses, mini-schools, or homeschool co-ops. They should require no more zoning and regulations than a typical day care center, or home baby sitting service.

Think about this. Children could move at their own pace. They would have the time to fully master a area before moving on to the next level.

My own kids were homeschooled. By age 15 all three had finished all college general courses and Calculus III. By the age of 18 two had finished B.S. degrees in mathematics. By age 20 one child had a masters degree in math.

The conservative educational foundation could certify the teacher, inspect the facilities, test the students, and approve the curriculum. The foundation would also run larger scale sports teams, and theater, dance, and arts programs.

154 posted on 09/07/2009 8:37:42 AM PDT by wintertime (People are not stupid! Good ideas win!)
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To: wintertime; All

Sounds good to me. Wish I had alot of money to donate.


156 posted on 09/07/2009 8:43:22 AM PDT by ync1994
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To: wintertime
By age 15 all three had finished all college general courses and Calculus III. By the age of 18 two had finished B.S. degrees in mathematics. By age 20 one child had a masters degree in math.

That is incredibly impressive. Finishing Calculus by 16 is more the norm. How did you do the college general courses? AP? CLEP?

158 posted on 09/07/2009 8:47:50 AM PDT by 1010RD (First Do No Harm)
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