That is exactly right. Things are very dumbed down in the regular schools.
Re: “The state can’t even educate the kids they’ve got in their own schools.” “That is exactly right. Things are very dumbed down in the regular schools”
I am all for homeschooling, and that every parent has that God given right to educate their children as they see fit.
As to public schools, I would venture to guess that the vast majority of those who post on FR were probably educated in public school for most if not all their education - yet, somehow, I would also venture to guess that most of us came out ok, and, probably got a descent enough education to function in the business world.
I graduated public school in 1972. I received a good education for the primary reason that most anyone gets a good education - whether in public school or homeschool or private school, etc., and that’s because of the influence of our parents.
My parents were not college educated and attended public schools in the 1930s and 40s. They wanted me to succeed in life so they made sure I did my homework, was properly clothed and fed, taught personal discipline and hygiene, and attended church. They kept track of my grades and did whatever was necessary for me to make it through school. I got my first job while in 9th grade working at an airport as a night janitor, plus fueling small private planes, washing them, cleaning them,etc.
All my friends went to public school. All my children went to public schools and have graduated and either finished college or attended a post high school private vocational school for a specific type of vocational training to start his own business.
My point is not that public schools are great or the worst, or that homeschooling is best or worst - my point is that the common denominator in all these situations is the involvement of the parents.
The public schools definitely deserve some of the blame for why some kids fail to get the basics in reading, writing, and math - but, from my viewpoint, the bigger problem BY FAR is the destruction of the family.
When I was a kid in school in the 1960s, the vast majority of my friends all had intact, two parent families, with extended family members living nearby to boot. The families supported the schools and the schools supported the families. That is no longer the case, oftentimes with good reason.
Even the few kids who had single parents, that parent usually did all they could to see their kid succeeded in school.
Most parents, even today, whether single parent, two parents, and no matter the race - most parents want their kids to succeed in education. You can see this even in the lowest economic areas where, when given a choice to attend a better school, the parents of all ethnic groups strive to get their kids into that school.
But, with the destruction of the family and the fact that most kids in school today have only a single parent, it is doubly difficult for a single parent to keep track of their kids I school, not impossible, but still very difficult.
Adding to that difficulty is the federal government encouraging and feeding into the victiim-hood ideology, creating more and more dependency, and worse, taking over the parental role in kids lives. And some parents don’t need much encouragement to let the government take over that role. In fact, some parents only concern for public school is that it is their “daycare service”.
Of course it is the moral and political ideology of the democrats, and now apparently much of the Republican Party, that has pushed the country in this direction over the past 60 years. I no longer recognize my own country. But, we got this way because most people voted for it. They wanted this stuff. Just as the government is a reflection of the beliefs and morality of the people, so are public schools. Things tolerated today would never have been tolerated just a few decades ago.
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