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Ah well, here it goes..

Homeschooling is the answer. Public schooling consumes $5K to $10K
per student per year. Homeschool families can do a much better job
with less than 10% of that. Want a HUGE TAX BREAK?. Encourage home
schooling! The side effects will be a better educated population,
more mature young people, responsible parents, and a society that
values the family.

"Outsourcing" the education of children and young adults is a BAD
IDEA.

What are the arguments against?

Can't afford it? One can homeshool for a few hundered dollars a year,
if that; probably nothing if you are resourceful.

Can't do it; ain't smart enough? Learning takes motivation. Get
some. Be resourceful. Ask a friend or neighbor to educate you on
your weaker subjects. Teach the kid to read, and they can virtually
education themselves. Teach yourself something. You might find out
you have a hidden talent your public schooling never tapped.

Not enough time? What are you wasting your time on? TV? Both
parents working? Too greedy to give up your time for the future of
your children? A kid goes to school for what.. 6 hours or so. 2 of
that is recess and lunch, and this n' that. So maybe 4 hours in the
classroom. Probably half of that is wasted away on disciplinary
issues, 30:1 teacher ratios, etc. You can do better.

Live in a state that basically forbids homeshooling? Move.

Your child will suffer socially? Yeah, we live in a society that
lacks so much opportunity to interact. Do you know your neighbors?
Invite them to dinner. How about your brother or sister? Or parents?
Or maybe someone at Church, or community group? Make some friends and
spend time with them.

The school system and teachers are the experts? I want the best for
my kid. What do they know about your kid? What kind of expert
consistently runs overbudget and consistently produces a poorer and
poorer product? That's not even the point. Whose responsibility is
it to raise your child?

Both parents have to work. Probably not. They may have to lower
their standard of living. That's a poor choice of words. They'll be
spending more time as a family, in essence much improving their
standard of living.

Single parent. How come? (There are some valid reasons) Your public
schooling decayed your morals and you made some bad choices? Find
support in your community. Be resourceful. Set a better example for
your children. Leverage your family. Read the above statement in
regards to "Not enough time".

Ah.. this list can go on and on and on. You are either bubbling with
enthusiasm or steaming with resentment. Take responsiblity for your
emotions and actions. Then for your children. Or move to another
country where the governemt will "take care of you". I hear Burma and
North Korea are pretty good at that.