Opting Out

Guest Post by Eric Peters

As official lawlessness spreads, respect for the law understandably wanes. Why should we obey when they do not?

This double standard has existed for a long time – as for example in the case of the speed limit enforcers who routinely “speed,” with de facto legalized impunity – and who enforce “buckle up” laws that they themselves are similarly de facto exempted from. Their being no one to enforce these strictures upon the enforcers, themselves.

But it has gotten much worse.

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THE ANSWER IS TO OPT OUT

Guest Post by Austrian Peter

The answer is to opt out – homeschooling is easy these days with proper info on the net and setting your own curriculum puts your kids on the right path. I learned more from my philosopher/ engineer grandfather up to the age of 6 than I learned for the rest of my schooling up to aged 11.

He had a full set of Encyclopedia Britannica and I still remember my lessons from him. I could read and write at 4 years old, knew my 12 x table and could wire up 12 volt DC circuits with switches, resistors, capacitors and light bulbs. I am immensely grateful to my parents for their wisdom and foresight. “When it comes to child development, it’s been said that the most crucial milestones in a kid’s life occur by the age of 7. In fact, the great Greek philosopher Aristotle once said, “Give me a child until he is 7 and I will show you the man”. I am living proof.

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