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Here's a sort of homeschooling story someone sent me.

A young woman was about to finish her first year of
college. Like so many others her age she considered herself to be a very
liberal Democrat and was for distribution of all wealth. She felt deeply
ashamed that her father was a rather staunch Republican which she
expressed openly.

One day she was challenging her father on his
beliefs and his opposition to higher taxes on the rich & more welfare programs.
In the middle of her heart felt diatribe based upon the lectures she had
from her far left professors at her school, he stopped her and asked
her point blank, how she was doing in school.

She answered rather haughtily that she had a 4.0
GPA, and let him know that it was tough to maintain. That she had to study
all the time, never had time to go out and party like other people she
knew. She didn't even have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have
many college friends because of spending all her time studying. That she
was taking a more difficult curriculum.

Her father listened and then asked, "How is your friend Mary." She replied, "Mary is barely getting
by", she continued, "all she has is barely a 2.0 GPA" adding, "and all
she takes are easy classes and she never studies." But to explain
further she continued emotionally, "But Mary is so very popular on campus,
college for her is a blast, she goes to all the parties all the time and
very often doesn't even show up for classes because she is too hung
over."

Her father then asked his daughter, "Why don't you
go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct a 1.0 off your 4.0 GPA
and give it to her friend who only had a 2.0." He continued, "That way
you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair equal
distribution of GPA."

The daughter visibly shocked by the fathers
suggestion angrily fired back, "That wouldn't be fair! I worked really hard
for mine, I did without and Mary has done little or nothing, she
played while I worked real hard!"

The father slowly smiled and said, "Welcome to the
Republican Party."