The home-schooling revolution: Williams asks parents to take children out of public schools

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Saturday, August 17, 2002 | Kyle Williams

[JohnHuang2]

Saturday, August 17, 2002

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[madfly]

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[madfly]

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[Octavius]

Preach it !!

[TxBec]

bump!

[Congressman Billybob]

Though only a small fraction of children are now being home schooled, it is the fastest growing area of primary education today. Much more important than its size, is what it teaches all of us. ORDINARY AMERICANS ARE BETTER TEACHERS THAN MANY PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.

THAT is the message which the National "Edukashun" Union and its wholely-owned subsidiary, the Democrat Party, don't want the American people to get. But according to the dramatically-reversed results in the Gallup poll, the people have already gotten that message.

Now it is time to make the politicans and school boards that still don't get it, to pay the price and be driven from office. Click the second link below.

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[E.G.C.]

BTTT!!!!!

[LarryLied]

This is a great victory. In 1980, home-schooling was illegal or very restricted in all states. Under 30,000 kids were home schooled. Today, it is legal in every state.

[Boxsford]

With kudos and thanks to Home School Legal Defense Association and some very courageous parents!!

[Boxsford]

Third, homeschoolers have been ruling the academic "bees" for some time now. Year after year, homeschoolers have been in the top placements for the Geography Bee, Spelling Bee and the USA Math Olympiad.

Public educators have grumbled against homeschoolers for winning saying that they spend too much of their time studying for the tests and that it's not fair and unhealthy for the kids! Can you believe their twisted logic?

[cgbg]

I am a big supporter of home-schooling.

However, I disgree with the author that the reason to support it is to "reform" public schools.

The leftists have ruined many public schools beyond repair in our lifetime.

Parents should homeschool because they love their children and want the best for their children. That is reason enough.

I look forward to a day when public schools are abolished. New institutions need to be created based on the needs of a future marketplace.

To the eternal liberal question of "what do we do about poor children?" my simple answer is "let the debate begin", district by district, town by town, state by state. Perhaps "public" schools should be treated as charities manned by volunteers. But the teacher's unions and the local, state, and federal bureaucracy need to be put out of business.

The current system is broken beyond repair. Public schools in many districts are little more than a mixture of prisons, indoctrination centers, and babysitting centers and define the abuse and heglect of children.

[madison10]

Great article from this articulate, home-schooled, 13-year-old! Amen, brother.

[twyn1]

The organizers of the National Geographic Bee have set up some new "guidelines" that are obviously designed to make it much more difficult for homeschoolers to paticipate in the Bee next year. The Scripps Spelling bee is considering doing something similar...it's very sad that homeschoolers are being forced out of the Bees, and I wonder if some kind of NEA pressure is behind these new "rules"

[ladylib]

State public school officials are trying to make it illegal in CA. I read somewhere that CA has about 120,000 home schoolers. I don't think the school officials will win in the long run, but I expect homeschoolers there will have a battle on their hands.

[madfly]

bttt

[ladylib]

I bet they are. It must be embarrassing for the NEA to have so many homeschoolers win these bees.

[jslade]

bmp....I mean bump. Obviously a product of government schools.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Especially the courageous parents who fought HSLDA in state after state when they have attempted to lobby for intrusive, unecessary and counterproductive homeschooling legislation.

Veteran of the 1995-95 Michigan Homeschool War

[Alamo-Girl]

Thanks for the heads up!

[Lizavetta]

State public school officials are trying to make it illegal in CA. I read somewhere that CA has about 120,000 home schoolers. I don't think the school officials will win in the long run, but I expect homeschoolers there will have a battle on their hands.

120,000 is inaccurate, in my opinion, for the simple reason that many homeschoolers in this state are underground and the "system" doesn't know they exist.