tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post6752464634473661363..comments2023-10-28T08:10:09.173-05:00Comments on Alasandra's Homeschool Blog: Oh Brother, If It's Not the "S" Word, It's the MoneyAlastriona, The Cats and Dogs http://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-55884958375145294302008-03-06T07:25:00.000-06:002008-03-06T07:25:00.000-06:00Good point Queen of Carrots, I wonder how many peo...Good point Queen of Carrots, I wonder how many people would vote to increase taxes for school bonds if they realized very little of the money was going toward educating the children.<BR/><BR/>Elisheva Hannah Levin I enjoyed your thoughtful response. I guess we are all suppose to feel sorry for them or something. Poor public school administrator if I would just put my homeschooled child in their public school they would get more money. My child on the other hand would gain nothing.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-7380449220135053282008-03-06T07:19:00.000-06:002008-03-06T07:19:00.000-06:00I think it's amusing that he so openly admits that...I think it's amusing that he so openly admits that only half the money they receive for teaching children actually goes to, you know, *teaching children*. He could hardly be more blatant in treating children as a convenient way to raise money for administration.Queen of Carrotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03193758647591339890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-87128956616419679852008-03-05T11:52:00.000-06:002008-03-05T11:52:00.000-06:00The badly written article makes a good deal of sen...The badly written article makes a good deal of sense when we think about the whole public school scam as a government monopoly and as a jobs and contract program. Where else but the military do you pay <I>more</I> to buy in bulk? (See John Taylor Gotto's essay on the School Milk Program scam). Like all large institutions, public schools exist first to protect their existence. <BR/><BR/>On the institutional level, they do feel entitled, and they do fear competition. Homeschoolers are giving them competition. So first they tried to say that we could not adquately educate our children. When we showed we could do that--and better than they do it--they said that we cannot adequately socialize our children. When we showed that we could do that--and better than they can--they are now going to the bottom line. Literally. <BR/><BR/>I say: Too damn bad! I am not going to sacrifice my kiddo for your comfort.Elisheva Hannah Levinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061377724926154037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-92120346590876798342008-03-05T05:17:00.000-06:002008-03-05T05:17:00.000-06:00Nicole,It's very nice to hear that someone enjoys ...Nicole,<BR/>It's very nice to hear that someone enjoys my blog. Feel free to get on your soap box anytime I enjoy getting feedback.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-62491015630726113222008-03-04T23:35:00.000-06:002008-03-04T23:35:00.000-06:00Point well taken. The moneyed among us can do no w...Point well taken. The moneyed among us can do no wrong. (rolls eyes)<BR/><BR/>In the course of my research, I have been dismayed at the mud and hyperbole coming from the anti HS crowd. <BR/>I'm not a homeschooler or even a parent, but I've been researching schools/education and it's been eye opening and disheartening. We've reached the point where we are making decisions based on the plan to try and homeschool future offspring. <BR/><BR/>I enjoy your blog,thanks for so many interesting articles. I'll get off my soapbox now.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390023191571313163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-3792192766909856602008-02-29T08:14:00.000-06:002008-02-29T08:14:00.000-06:00Nicole,Of course not (snark).Not only is it becaus...Nicole,<BR/>Of course not (snark).<BR/><BR/>Not only is it because they send their children to private schools it has to do with the way the 'public' views private schools. Private schools are accepted, they are admired. The 'rich' attend private schools.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand homeschooling is often viewed as something weirdos do. And of course we just do it to hurt the public schools and cost them money.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-3983698048101569432008-02-29T00:09:00.000-06:002008-02-29T00:09:00.000-06:00I have been researching HS'ing on and off for seve...I have been researching HS'ing on and off for several months. I still do not understand how it's only homeschoolers who are costing the public schools money. If that's the case, and I don't think it is, then private schools are doing the same thing at a much higher rate. I've yet to hear a politician or a higher up employed through in a school district say anything negative about private schoolers...couldn't be because so many of them send their kids to private schools, could it?Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02390023191571313163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14114569.post-51384320268871743982008-02-28T12:23:00.000-06:002008-02-28T12:23:00.000-06:00That was a badly written article. Of course the pr...That was a badly written article. <BR/><BR/>Of course the problem this article highlights isn't what homeschoolers cost the schools, it's how public schools are funded.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05895897568006441289noreply@blogger.com