Bill writes:

the children are getting dumber by the minute. That's why we homeschool. The
average VA locality (with funds from local\state\and fed) spends well over
$6000 per year to teach per pupil. I homeschool my daughter for $900 per
year and have better results.

These figures fascinate me. Have you figured in your time, your wife's time,
the physical plant and similar stuff?

She also doesn't like Al Gore, she says he's talks mean (even children can
pick up on deconstructive speech). Is this because of curriculum, no. It's
because I'm INVOLVED in her education

You got it. The last time Gore was around much she was what, 3? She's picked up
your feelings.

addition, any attempt to enforce discipline in school is met by the
ACLU and the aforementioned parents. It seems these parents don't want
anyone doing a better job than they are. What happened to responsibility?

Where do you get this? Discipline is undercut in schools because of parents,
not the ACLU.



Charlie Self
"There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured with what is right in
America." William J. Clinton

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