Should the gov't educate? - Page 3

[Teresa]

To make a long opinion short. . .
The government should continue to operate government schools.
Having said that let me clarify.
There will always be individuals and families who need "public" housing.
There will, likewise, always be individuals & families who need "public" education.
I'm glad these things exist for those who truly need them, but if at all possible, we prefer to avoid ever having to utilize either of them.

[Alexander]

Indeed.

And your analogy of public housing is a good one.

Right now, across the industrialised world, governments are are trying to "ensure" that educationally, we all have a garden 10' x 8', while some are able to have rolling fields or a wood, or a pasture.

In the process of ensureing that we all get the minimum, we are inadvertantly compelling all of us to only the minimum.

Many thanks for your input.

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[anythingelse]

"It seems like the biggest reason is for poor/uneducated people but there are many studies that show that poor children leave our schools with little education and few marketable skills."

Exactly, my feelings that instead of government nannies teaching the children, put the government to work giving educational training to the moms. Trickle down. Teach mom english and she can teach all her kids, give mom hope and you give hope to the whole family. Say, Isis you live near me, are you talking about 4winds waldorf by the convent? We homeschool our 4, could never have afforded the extra $5,000.00 a head for that.
Mary

[Alexander]

No

Originally posted by Vanna's Mom
Exactly, my feelings that instead of government nannies teaching the children, put the government to work giving educational training to the moms. Trickle down. Teach mom english and she can teach all her kids, give mom hope and you give hope to the whole family.

Close, but no cigar!

What we end up with is government nannying the adults instead of the children.

Furthermore, teaching well is a gift, occasionally learned. Adults who need English taught to them are unlikely to make good teachers of their children.

This seems to be Indaustrial Age education through the back door.

Fail to teach the kids properly in school, shift the burden of responsibility onto the shoulders of (mostly) unqualified parents (read mothers).

We pay taxes for government to provide us with [i]experts[\i] to do this for us.

But the beaurocracy has become too heavy, inflexible and has drowned them.

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