To: Boonie Rat;LarryLied;doug from upland;*Education News;*Homeschool_list
3 posted on
05/08/2002 5:31:48 AM PDT by
EdReform
To: EdReform
Thanks for your flag, EdReform. On this thread, I am certain my view will be in the minority, as while I do support homeschooling and other educational environments (private school, charter schools, hybrid homeschool/private school, etc.), I also believe there is a place for public schools.
Again, I realize this is not the view of probably everyone on this thread, but that is my view. I have been educated in both public and private schools, and I have taught in both public and private schools. There are good private schools, and good public schools, and there are problems in public schools, and problems in private schools. Not every child is lucky enough to have parents willing to devote themselves to homeschooling. And, some parents prefer not to homeschool.
The views expressed by those quoted in the article seem to me to fail to take such children into account. That is why I favor the approach taken by GW and his brother Jeb, which is to improve public schools while also supporting many different educational environments -- which is something Dems leaders do not do.
Thanks again for the flag.
75 posted on
05/09/2002 6:39:21 PM PDT by
summer
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