This is a starwman. No one here is calling for the the **immediate** shut down of all government schooling on Monday. The vast majority of conservatives recognize that vouchers, tax credits, charters, and gradually charging increasing amounts of tuition at government schooling are policies that would lead to building a private infrastructure. The goal though should be complete shut down of all government schooling and complete separation of school and state. Personally, I think a transition of 15 to 20 would be sufficient time.
But...Let's say the godless and socialist-funded government schools did close on Monday. What would happen?
There would be chaos for about two weeks, but then private organizations would rally. Larger businesses would open schools on site for the children of their workers. Churches would open low tuition or even completely volunteer run schools. Kinder Care and day care centers of this type would hire teachers and add 1st through 8th grade. Former teachers would open "day care" in their homes but they would really be one-room-schools or mini-schools.
There is one exception: By Wednesday, Mormons would have tuition-free schools staffed by highly motivated, highly competent, and well educated volunteers.
How about you take the offer I have made to wintertime, and that she has refused time after time. I will give you a list of about 15-20 students at my school and you take them for 1 year and prove to me how good your theories are
Have you ever looked at the New York Times section that advertises for summer camps? The **private** market fills every possible need for every type of child imaginable: Diabetic, retarded, cerebral palsy, amputees, cancer victims, delinquents, drug addicts, ADD and ADHD. And there are camps for every possible interest: French camps, tennis, soccer, theater, art, sports camps of every kind.
From your statement it appears that you do not want these difficult children and would like to dump them on me.
In a private system of schooling there really would be teachers who would **love** these children, **welcome** these children, have a **talent* for working with these children. It appears than in your school they are seen as a troublesome burden. Hopefully, the teachers in your can restrain their dislike for these children, because if their contempt and dislike bleed through, it would be CHILD ABUSE to emotionally mistreat them in any way.
It is my response to her suggestion that government schools be closed on Monday, and that you or I should take 15 to 20 of her most difficult students.
Wintertime - Very Well Said! (clapping emoticon!!!)
You want us do do what you say but you refuse to have any skin in the game.
Seriously; Please go for it! You let me know what you are doing besides just talking about it and I will support you 100%.
1) Start a charter school.
2) Run for office.
3) Take in some of the neighbor kids and teach them for free
4) Wintertime convince ALL of your kids to let you have the grandkids aznd teach them.
I will support any eactual effort you make, but I will not support you sitting around doing nothing except whining.
BTW wintertime I am still waiting for you to adress the issue of Chris XXXX, His parents homeschooled him from Kindergarten to 10th grade. When he got to our school he tested at between a 7th and 8th graede reading level. He was approx 100lbs over weight and ADD.
Contact me off list so that I can put you intouch with his parents. They will PAY you to work with him.