What a load of crap.
If I really wanted to, means I’d have to make a lot of financial sacrifices, because as I stated before, money is too tight.
And you are way off base, saying I am only able to work because of government provides the education. Get off your home schooling high horse lady.
If that public school system was not there, I suppose I’d have more money for which to put my child in private schooling or maybe someone who provides child care who would home school as well. There are many ways for which I can work and still have my children taken care of (and home schooled) but I can’t afford it. So, you’re damn right I’m going to take advantage of the public school system, for which I MYSELF pay into.
Now leave me alone.
“But for some reason, on these kinds of threads, it seems if you aren’t a homeschooler yourself, you’re a bad parent or not willing to sacrifice for your children, blah blah blah. Let the attacks begin...Hey, HOMESCHOOLERS, some of us NEED to work in order to pay for things like RENT, and UTILITIES. And as much as we’d love to homeschool our precious children, having a roof over our heads and food to eat, is a a bit more important than sending our child to a government school.”
You started the whole discussion with this. “Hey HOMESCHOOOLERS some of us NEED...”
I was just answering you in kind. You may pay into the system but you compare your tax bill with what it actually cost to educate your children and you will realize that your neighbors are paying the majority of the bill. I don’t have a problem with public schoolers. I have a problem with YOUR attitude coming into this thread. with the above statement. I don’t think I am better than you. I think you came in here looking for a fight and you got one.
No, essentially she’s right. There is no difference in the government paying for your child’s education so you can work and the government paying for food and housing so she can homeschool.
In both cases the government is subsidizing one portion of the child rearing expenses. It’s just that people manage to justify it more because we’ve been conditioned to accept taking money from the government for education but to look down on those who take money from the government for food and rent.
So, you’d have to make sacrifices to homeschool? Big deal. We all do....
I’ve met precious few people in my 12 years of homeschooling who truly are able to live to the standard which they’d like to while homeschooling. In most cases they wouldn’t have to make sacrifices while the mother stayed home.
I apologize for letting my emotions get the better of me. I have been homeschooling for 6 years and I have had to repeatedly justify my homeschooling to people who think automatically that my decision to homeschool is an affront to their character. I read your post the same way. While, I still believe my arguments to be correct, I could have presented them in kinder manner.
If you don’t want people to respond to your comments in a way you don’t like, then don’t post on this thread.
It’s that simple.
In general people on FR are conservative and since public schools are nothing more than lefitst indoctrination centers, you will find that many people do not share your viewpoint that public school is jes’ fine.
Stay out of the kitchen if it’s too hot.
So, you’re damn right I’m going to take advantage of the public school system, for which I MYSELF pay into.
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Actually,..It is your neighbor who funds the government schools. Government schools don’t pay for themselves.