Here in Kalifornia, the State is making it more difficult for home schoolers. They are requiring that home schooling parents get licensed and prove that they are following required curriculum. This is a really bad idea.
Free public education is a good idea. Bad free public education is not. Unless you live in an Asian or Jewish neighborhood, academics at your local school are likely to be shitty. Unless you live in an upscale neighborhood, the public schools are likely to be dangerous. Wherever you live, there will be sex and drugs in the schools. Some districts offer magnet facilities, with stricter controls and better academics but the demand exceeds the supply and your child may not get in.
Schools shouldn't be babysitting services. Parents who let their kids run wild in school are the negligent ones. Schools should not be traumatizing war zones, for kids there to learn. For most kids, school is a joke.
If parents think they can do a better job than the schools and are willing to accept the responsibility, they probably can. The schools are upset because they only receive funding for the children that attend. Tough shit. You want more kids to attend, make the schools better.
Bad kids shouldn't be allowed to ruin good schools. Good kids shouldn't be forced to attend bad schools.
1 comment:
Hey, something we agree on. Even a broken clock is right twice a day.
Post a Comment