Ah, that came out as offensive, and I meant it in another way. I know they are in the real world, I know, I did it for a while myself, and if I had it to do over again, I would have homeschooled from the get go.
That being said, the wider exposure on a daily basis to the kids I am speaking about is in the public schools. My kids behave as sandpaper in this group. While I totally respect homeschoolers and I reiterate the fact I would do it again in hindsight, from the beginning, you helped me make my point when you stated that you stopped joining the groups that are full of leftist progressives. I know they are unpleasant, but removing differening points of view does not help them to be able to sharpen their skills against these people, and to help reach inside a liberals brain and squash their arguments. In pulling so many conservative voices out of the schools, the only ones left are now running it. Because of that the infiltration of the schools became possible.
It feels as though what happened to the Republican party is what happened to the schools. We removed ourselves and our children because we didn’t like what was going on and didn’t fight instead. Now we do it to our own party, and we have divided our party and weakened it as well. I still teach my children at home through discussion,example, and constantly checking their school materials for error. I regret less and less putting them back in public schools now that they are older because of their impact, however, I would not want to put young ones in because the indoctrination they would face would be very hard to counter today. God bless you for homeschooling and raising soldiers in this difficult world! And always remember, we are all marching to the same end, even if we take different paths, we are raising Christian Patriots who are our last best hope for the future.
I know they are unpleasant, but removing differening points of view does not help them to be able to sharpen their skills against these people, and to help reach inside a liberals brain and squash their arguments. In pulling so many conservative voices out of the schools, the only ones left are now running it. Because of that the infiltration of the schools became possible.
"Free public education" itself always has been part of the leftist-progressive agenda. Government-run education is a socialist idea. So, parents aren't supporting conservative principles, such as free enterprise, when they place their children into the public school system. A greater number of students in public school only translates into more support for the public school system.
If enough parents pulled their children from public schools and educated them elsewhere (private/parochial schools, at home, etc.), the public school system would have to change in order to bring students back in. The monopoly would be threatened. If very few parents put their children into public schools, most public schools would shut down completely, and private enterprise would take over. So, the best way to fight the public school monopoly is to stop supporting it by placing children into it.
And I mean no offense here, either. We're talking about principles on an internet forum, but Real Life is another matter: I DO understand why parents place their children into public school. After all, they're paying for it, and they worry that their children will miss out on socialization and a good education elsewhere. I understand all the concerns they have, and I understand children wanting to go to school, too. But, the fact is, putting children into the public school system is the same as supporting it.
Just as placing children into public school translates into greater support for it, placing children into leftist-progressive homeschool organizations translates into support for them, too. Families have to pay fees to belong to a homeschool organization, and as members, they're required to devote their time and effort to it, too. I don't want to support something wrong with my money, my time, and my effort. When parents remove their children from a homeschool organization, they're removing their support, too.
In the free market, if we don't like something, we can stop supporting it with our money. Not so with public schools - that's why I have a bigger complaint with the public school system.
Also, although I commend you and your children, I disagree that children should be expected to be foot soldiers. Unless you lock them in the house forever, they will be exposed to different kinds of people in different settings. They'll hear profanity, etc. But, I would never actively look for those kinds of people for the purpose of associating my children closely with them.