tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post2727076989752995852..comments2024-03-13T04:13:58.380-04:00Comments on Education Outrage: Only poor kids in school; why would someone send their kid to public school if they didn't have to? Mr Obama surely doesn't Roger Schankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14567989582447087635noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7072440028440011959.post-70542255209504245092015-01-18T14:28:02.478-05:002015-01-18T14:28:02.478-05:00My kids were both homeschooled. I was afraid of i...My kids were both homeschooled. I was afraid of it at first, thinking that they needed rigor for science and math. But, I was wrong. They picked it up just fine, thorough informal classes and, eventually, one went to high school and the other is taking courses at a community college.<br /><br />American education is a disaster because we insist on one size fits all (and one test score, or a series of test scores, a track does make). We are wrong. Students are each unique individuals; but there is no money and no quantification possible with that view. And, furthermore, that view tends not to support the inculcation of sheeple who will vote for our sanctimonious but incompetent political leaders.<br /><br />I've little faith left in what used to be called 'democracy' in America. The plutocrats and sheeple now have their way. Except for the poor: They must obey in order to get sufficient food and sustenance.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420417810978367272noreply@blogger.com