Posted on 07/25/2005 7:26:05 PM PDT by Millicent_Hornswaggle
Poor Dave, I guess having those well meaning parents turn out better educated children must be a real blow to him.
Nobody can teach perversion like the professionals
At least the libs are frank about what education means to them.
"Schools With Good Teachers Are Best-Suited to Shape Young Minds By Dave Arnold"
Well, that's nice.
HOMESCHOOL -- IT'S THE BEST OPTION.
Well meaning amatures beat Politically Correct Agendaed Incompetents any day of the week.
If the N.E.A. has reached the point where they can no longer ignore home schooling then there are BIG problems at the N.E.A.
The fact that had to coment on home schooling has just legitimized the home schooling as EQUAL footing as paid teachers.
In a related story the Kansas City Royals say they are a better baseball team than the St Louis Cardinals. LOL!
Cementing? Like gluing things together?
I assume this idiot meant masonry work. Leave it to the NEA to make teachers look stupid.
As opposed to public schools which are run by amateurs who aren't well-meaning? Amateur educators, that is, but professional propogandists and political hacks . . .
Okay, if he can use examples, so can I. Publik Edjikashun is like hiring a roofer to do a job, only to have them walk out on you.
You can't make this stuff up!
After Dave lectures us all about how we are not qualified to to educate our own children, it turns out Dave is a elementary school custodian.
Sounds like Dave is looking for a raise and/or promotion.
By the time you start home schooling a five year old you have had 6 years plus your age of experience and education. No matter how good a "teacher" is they can not care like a biological teacher can. It's a job.
I dunno about Illinois, but down here the "head custodian" is the janitor-in-charge....
I missed the sarcasm tag.
A janitor proposes to lecture me on whether or not my child should be taught by me?
A jamitor says that I am not capable of teaching my child?
Blow it out yer broom, bud, and, oh yeah, some kid just barfed in the hall.
Could ya get that, huh?
Where do I start with that condescending, sanctimonious bunch of tripe? The homeschooled children I know are far, far, better educated than 90% of the government educated kids. And the social? Getting teased, taunted, or even shot at in some cases? Yeah boy, some great social there. Give me a break.
Yeah, right.
One of the things that FR has convinced me of is the importance, effectiveness, and URGENCY of Home Schooling.
IIRC, the last bazillion winners of the National Spelling Bee have been home schooled.
Many generations ago, teaching was a position of pride. Now it is the refuge of those who can do no other work (this is a broad statement based on obesrvation -- I am sure there are at least some true teachers out there. But they are in the minority).
Yes, the National "Edukashun: Association is scared of the burgeoning home-schooling phenomenon. More and more states are accepting and accommodating this, legally. More and more, the standard tests, the special contests (Spelling Bees, etc.), and college admissions, have home-schoolers beating public school students.
The NEA FEARS competition, because the public schools fail in comparison.
Congressman Billybob
The nea is a bunch of morons.
The most common name of social studies teachers is "coach"!
THey get handed a book and THAT IS ALL THE TRAINING they get. They just follow the book with indifference.
Perhaps the nea should talk to real teachers not union HACKS!
So the public schools want to make sure the students are qualified to work at Wal-Mart...nice to know. Working independently gives students the opportunity to figure things out on their own and makes it so that they don't as easily succumb to peer pressure. Also, homeschooled kids find out a lot of information on their own and have the chance to work with things that interest them. These skills make a person more likely to be able to problem solve. How many adults do we all know who don't have the gumption to find out information for themselves - but rather just take someone else's word for it? How many want to start a business but can't figure out how to get started?
The fact the nea had to give a "response" due to the success of homeschooling, just legitimized all homeschooling.
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