Not really anything for me to comment on, personally, except to say that: I got some positive feedback from Part I in this series, so hopefully, Part II will resonate with some of the TBP’ers. I feel like Spirko’s analysis is spot on. Can anyone trouble-shoot any of the logic in here?
I have two kids left in the public school system here in Dallas/Fort Worth. I can say that I am 100% ready to pull my kids from the school and get them through their school work in 2 days, and put the remaining time into building them a little lawn care or dog shit removal business or something like that.
The Coming Economic Crash – Part 2 – Primary and Secondary Education
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Tim – Home schooling is a great option. My daughter pulled her 4 boys out 10 years ago due to what they were being taught. 2 have graduated and the younger 2 are seniors this coming year. Being able to work on their own time has given the boys great flexibility in how fast they cover their lessons and allows them to prioritize other activities i.e. work, travel, fun with friends/family. It has been a great option for her family and she highly recommends it, if you are dedicated to making sure they do the work and learn the material.
You can also use their “down time” to teach them skills they will need to thrive in life. I have tried to assist her over the years by taking the boys on field trips, learning vacations and spending time with them on home repair projects. It is very gratifying being able to pass on some of the knowledge/skills I got from my Dad.
Fyi, Ron Paul has a homeschool curricula program. I’d look into that one if I had school aged children.
The sooner the gulag of government day prisons is shuttered, the better for society as a whole. The bigger problem is that for most parents, these places are little more than daycare centers to house their demon spawn while they go out and make money for the parasitic welfare/warfare state.
I agree but I might reverse the order.
The State houses their demon spawn ovenight in the prisons the genetic parents are kept in.
The educational establishment both public and private have been a disgrace for a long time.
It is truly sad to see how much the private schools attempt to “conform” to the norms and failures of the private school establishment – all to their detriment. I was blessed to have parents that did whatever it took to put and keep me in private schools, but now, looking at unschooling and the other vastly creative concepts that do an even better job as fostering learning, I see that even they were lacking from what they truly could have been. Only my first school – a Montessori – did a truly great job. There were no grades assigned, no class grade separation, and no limits on what you could learn if you so desired. Multiple ages were in each classroom and everyone helped each other (the true measure of accomplished learning is your ability to teach it to others). In the end, these too served as daycare centers that ultimately had to justify their hours of incarceration of the students…..though my education was quite good.
One other “problem” that was briefly mentioned was taxpayer funding, or the bonds sold for construction of facilities.
We, well those who voted yes, approved a 125mm dollar bond 5-6 years ago. 30 years of property tax assessment. Between operating levy and bond, it accts for 70% of our tax bill.
It only passed by, if memory serves, by 187 votes. I forget the total turnout, but it was maybe 5-6k.
We are stuck with that for, effectively, the rest of my life.
I was ask to attend initial pitches as a community member. At the second meeting I ask the arch firm rep (who’s boss is our Rep in congress, imagine that) how much it would cost to bring current facilities up to specs, just for comparison sake. They didn’t know (or care).
I was not ask back.
What happens when the tax base fails to cover costs?
In recent years, school, fire and police levies have passed by ever narrowing margins.
It truly is going to get ugly.
They sure as hell won’t be cutting any costs anytime soon….count on that.