When did schools become our 'taxmasters'

[lrjohnson]

Originally Posted by PrincessPerky

LrJohnson,
I can find you those same examples and worse in a public school, private school, and inbeteween (charter schools, whatever).

Agreed.

Originally Posted by PrincessPerky

tax supported day care
12 years of imprisonment
drones used to suffering thru class after class.
whenever I talk down on mass education it is the system I detest, not the dedicated teachers trying to succeed in spite of it

These are all pretty pejorative statements. I'm not the only one I know that had a great experience in public school. Some teachers, some schools, some districts, even, are doing a great job. Many parents in my community are happy with their kids' schools...not just the teachers, not "in spite" of things, but because the school is serving them and their children well.

[tabbycat31]

I guess I'm just not used to an environment where public education is so opposed. I always viewed it for the good of the community.

[PrincessPerky]

Tabby, IMO pulic education is for the greater good, Mass forced education is not.

LR, those who succeed at the system are those least in need of it, we need options, ideas and free education for those 'too old' for those 'too young' for those 'too unable to sit still', for those uninterested in history, but excelling at math..for those 'night owls', and for the 'early birds'...one siize fits all is not working for us..though that one size does fit some.

[sweeps]

Originally Posted by PrincessPerky

those who succeed at the system are those least in need of it

Couldn't the same thing be said of homeschoolers?

[PrincessPerky]

err..those who succeed at homeschooling are the least in need of homeschooling? actually no, many people who do so well at homeschooling chose to try it due to a failure of public school....

Or did you mean those that succeed at homeschooling are those the least in need of public help? As someone who is spending quite a bit of my housing tax for NO return I can say I would greatly appriciate either some help for me, or at least the knowledge that the system was NOT failing so many of my friends. I cannot teach all of them! but the goverment could use the tax money for a better way, for more education less babysitting (less forced attendance, more education for adults on how to teach and how to parent).