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To: AT7Saluki

This is how “public schooling” actually started in the 19th century. The local families got together and hired a “school mistress”

Its time to dump the present format of bureaucratic, political, time-wasting, expensive, and unionized government schools.


5 posted on 08/05/2020 8:21:28 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88
Actually my grandson was hired by a large “school” in China to teach mostly boys (they abort their little girls so there’s less of them) English. The Chinese all want their children learning and speaking English but not British, Australian, NZ, etc.

They hire some Canadians but mostly young American males in good health, no tats, no druggies nor boozers, polite well-spoken and in his case, light brown/blond hair, green eyes and a smile with dimples (which I understand Chinese women find adorable) and 5’7!”

After he completed his original contract of two years, some of the moms got together and offered him the same salary, benefits plus a very lucrative bonus, to teach their children in one of the homes and made it possible for him to travel, taking the children on outings and teaching them American games our kids play at school and at home.

Nicholas helped the kids with crafts and they experienced other things that he did as a Cub Scout, played soccer and taught them tumbling and other physical education young boys learn in the U.S.

These parents were all ecstatic that their kids were learning but also having fun (no emphasis on “fun” in China, rolling around on the floor, which no Chinese kids experience - ever!)

If wealthy Chinese parents desire their kids to learn from home schools rather than their very elite schools with lots of perks, why wouldn’t want the same American parents desire the same?

20 posted on 08/05/2020 9:19:34 AM PDT by zerosix (native sunflower)
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To: PGR88

Yes, it is exactly how public schools began. Remember that government involvement will ruin the overwhelming good that old-fashioned schooling makes. That means NO funding, no “national” or “state” standards or endorsed curriculum, no free school lunches and so forth. Can it be done? I think so but what you have is basically is private school. Sure sounds good though.


25 posted on 08/05/2020 10:28:02 AM PDT by scottiemom (As a retired Texas public4 school teacher, I highly recommend private school.)
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