Re: voucher article

[Carol Holst <kceh@AIRMAIL.NET>]

Many homeschoolers (like us) and some private schools do not take
voucher money partially because of the reason you state.

I wonder what kind of grant money is available to open some kind of
after-school program where children can look through encyclopedias,
books that are not on the Accelerated Reader list, go to the public
library or the beach, and have some exposure to things their teachers
can't give them at school. I don't know how many people I've talked to
who want to get their kids out of public schools because of what's been
done in the name of "accountability" and "discipline."

I've just been thinking about things lately. It's going to take time to
stop tests and vouchers, but many kids don't have much time...

Carol

Michelle , Minden, Nevada wrote:
>
> B"H
>
> Carol,
>
> You wrote:
>
> "My view of the (ominous background music) conspiracy, or the
> coincidental timing of events is that families that have the means
> will pull their kids out of public schools, possibly en masse. We
> have many homeschooled students in this area."
>
> I have to agree.  But the rural areas have no private schools to
> send our kids to with the vouchers.  Why doesn't someone start
> framing this issue as a rural vs urban issue.  I don't want all my
> money going to pay for some urban kid to go to private school
> when I have no options here.
>
> Right now, in my district, almost 8% of the kids are homeschooled.
> Over 500 kids!  People aren't just thinking about pulling their
> kids--the are pulling their kids.  The district doesn't get the money
> for those kids--but the district can't get a clue about it and keeps on
> with the "competency testing" that they started just before the huge
> exodus.
>
> Hello?  Anybody out there want to start framing the issue as rural
> vs urban instead of Republican vs. Democrat.  I think that is how
> the Voucher thing will be destroyed. . . when rural America says,
> "No Way!"
>
> Michelle
>
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>
> --From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; rendered by Tzvi Freeman
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