The problem with public schools, however, is not lack of money. The real problem is that many of these schools are, in effect, an educational garbage dump. No matter how much money we pump into them, they will not improve because their foundations are rotten.
Continue reading about Public-School Excuse No. 1 – Give Us More Money
Why have we put our children into education prisons called public schools? What crimes have they committed? Why do we condemn almost 45 million innocent children to this punishment? Do I exaggerate by calling these schools “prisons?” Well, let’s compare prisons and public schools.
Our government-run, socialist public schools have become increasingly anti-Christian. Here are shocking articles and information on just how anti-Christian our schools have become. Suggestion to parents? — Take your child out of these public schools, permanently.
The argument that vouchers, charter schools, and other school-choice alternatives might destroy the public schools is one of the best arguments for school choice.
The only system that can effectively handle diversity is the free market. The problem can be solved if private companies or former immigrants who now speak English set up local schools in their neighborhoods.
Continue reading about Public School Excuse No. 8 — The “Diversity” Problem?
As we saw previously, public schools resegregate because they continually fail minority students, year after year. Inner-city, low-income parents who work hard to move up the economic ladder, quickly relocate and move to middle-class suburban neighborhoods to find better schools for their kids.
These are only a few of the ways a free-market education system could help poor parents give their kids a quality, low-cost education. So school authorities’ excuse that we need public schools to ensure that poor children get an education, doesn’t hold water.
Continue reading about Excuse No. 13 — What About Children From Poor Families?
So, the natural question is, why on earth to we need public schools? Why not shut them down, permanently. Give each parent back the thousands of dollars in real estate taxes they now pay to involuntarily “support” these wretched public schools. Then let each parent educate their own children as they see best — either through homeschooling, at a low-cost private school, or any other way they see fit. This would create a vibrant, free-market education system, like the free-market food system we now have that lets parents choose whichever supermarket or grocery store they buy their food from.
Continue reading about Taxifornia — Solution? — Shut down the public schools, permanently
The following books will open your eyes to the sorry state of today’s public schools. Also featured are great books on homeschooling and education resources, and much more.
The same psychology applies in government schools. No matter how bad the public schools are, they don’t go out of business. The educrats just ask for more tax money to “fix” what they think is wrong, and the schools stay open for another fifty years, wrecking our children’s education.
Continue reading about Teachers — Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
This is government by and for the stupid. This is a tyrannical government punishing 95 percent of the American people for the actions of the other 5 percent who can’t control their addictions. What corruption of justice allows the rights of the vast majority of decent, law-abiding citizens to be violated because a small number of people can’t handle their sex, drugs, or gambling addictions? Why do politicians we elect presume they can destroy our rights because some people are idiots who can’t control themselves? What right do they have to punish you and violate your rights because of the stupidity or illegal acts of others? They have no such right.
Continue reading about I’m Not My Brother’s Keeper — And Neither Are You
Parent — do you have problems with your child’s public school or education? Want to talk to other parents about it? Start a conversation with parents from all over the country whose children go to public school, and who may be able to give you advice, etc.
