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To: Scenic Sounds; Cathryn Crawford
What about homeschooling? The government may make a bad parent, but parents make excellent teachers, certainly in comparison with the products of education colleges. And fostering homeschooling will strengthen the family. Finally, homeschooling is how most people were educated before the 19th century. (Our Founding Fathers were not the products of government schools.)
14 posted on 09/26/2003 7:36:00 AM PDT by aristeides
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To: aristeides
What about homeschooling? The government may make a bad parent, but parents make excellent teachers, certainly in comparison with the products of education colleges. And fostering homeschooling will strengthen the family. Finally, homeschooling is how most people were educated before the 19th century. (Our Founding Fathers were not the products of government schools.)

I think that homeschooling is fine if the parents are willing and able to provide it.

What percentage of kids do you think have parents that can perform that function these days?

20 posted on 09/26/2003 7:42:58 AM PDT by Scenic Sounds ("Don't mind people grinnin' in your face." - Son House)
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To: aristeides
I'm a product of 9 years of homeschooling, 2 of private schooling (high school), and no public school.

My parents are homeschooling both my little brothers, as well.
21 posted on 09/26/2003 7:43:22 AM PDT by Cathryn Crawford
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