This is why one particular political party screams bloody murder anytime someone from the the other party suggests that maybe the parents should get to choose what type of education the child gets. And maybe, just maybe, the money collected from the taxpayer, for the purposes of educating that student, should go to whatever school said parents select for said child.
They scream because that party is very interested in parents not choosing. The politicians want a school system that churns out students that are rule following clones. They aren't much interested in individualism or raising citizens capable of thinking for themselves.
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| I hope whoever made this sign isn't a member of the teachers' union. |
They're also interested in keeping students in the public education system, because doing so increases demand for teachers. And teachers in the public education system join the teachers union. In fact, in most states teachers are forced to join and pay dues, which increases the union's power in D.C. It has enough power that it basically owns one of the political parties. And this party seems to dance to whatever tune the union decides to play.
Don't infer from the above statement to mean that I have any love for either party. One just happens to be right on this issue. But both parties are wrong about plenty. Now back to your child's education.
The ideal solution is to get your child out of the school system ASAP and home school them. And if your family is in a situation to do so, I highly recommend that you do it. But many are not in a situation to home school their children. For them I have an even more radical idea. As soon as it is legal to do so, just have your kid drop out and get their GED.
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| This home schooled kid will probably be a dork into his early 20's, but he'll also be your kid's boss. |
Now a lot of parents seem to think that this is crazy. As if a high school diploma is something worthy of attainment...it's not. Don't get me wrong the GED isn't great, but getting a GED at least saves you 2-3 years, which makes it better than a high school diploma.
Now that's not the radical part. The radical part is to encourage your kids to not try very hard in school. They need to try just hard enough that they learn the info needed to pass the GED test when the time comes. Since the GED test isn't very hard, your child can basically just screw off and enjoy life until 3-12 months before they are going to take the test.
When I say this to people they look at me like I'm crazy. As if children's main purpose is to strive really hard from ages 5-18 in order to get good grades from a bureaucrat. And seriously, when was the last time you went to a job interview & had the interviewer analyze how well you did in freshman English? Nobody cares! All they ask is if you have a high school diploma or GED. And they mark down yes or no. Beyond that no one cares. So teach your kids to not invest time in an endeavor that will likely have little pay off. Kids should put out just enough effort to get C's...maybe a few B's.
Another thing, you should strongly discourage you kids from joining any extra curricular activities. These days extra curricular activities are insanely expensive. A few years ago I was talking to my friend about the cost of her daughter joining the high school cheer team. The parents had spent over $4000.00 in the first two months!!! Are you kidding me?!?!? And after high school what will she have to show for it? Nothing. Instead, stick that girl in an MMA gym and after 4 years of high school you'll at least have daughter that can defender herself from would-be attackers.
Ok, I'm running a little long on this. So it looks like this topic, which was originally going to be just one article, will now be three parts. Deuces.
Click here to read part 3.
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