hould home school and religious schools be banned in the USA?
Before I am attacked for being a teacher, I teach at a private non-religious school.
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1 :
No and no it should not.
2 :
No. Ignorance is a protected class for Americans. I think. ... hmmm
3 :
No way. All that leaves is government run schools.
4 :
Definitely not, but public schools should have nothing to do with religion. Though I don't think there should be public schools at all; the government shouldn't decide what to teach us. Let the thumbs down come. It's sad that I get ridiculed for wanting complete educational freedom.
5 :
no and no
6 :
no, it's the family's choice at where they want to send their child.
7 :
No, why?
8 :
no and you should still be allowed to spew this idiocy on the internet, and I should be allowed to disagree with it.
9 :
Nope. I see no reason too. If people want to homeschool their children. That's their choice.
10 :
No, there are good and bad schools, good and bad home schooling, but it does not mean it needs to be banned. I hate the word ban, it denotes censorship and totalitarianism.
11 :
No private schools should not be closed down neither should religious or home school options. I believe that parents should have the option of sending their kids to the kind of environment they would rather them be in. It is not a disputable fact that most public schools suck, so why would you send your kid there unless you just can't afford to send them elsewhere? Home schoolers and religious private school students score higher on there SAT tests than other schools and they are taught a better work and moral ethic system. Why would we want to ban that? If you disagree with it send your kids somewhere else, this land of the free, we are entitled to make our own decisions as long as they aren't hindering someone else, and these other schools are ranking higher than the government schools so that can't be the issue. I'm not badgering you because I don't know where you stand, just expressing my thoughts. Private schools have the flexibility to create specialized programs for students. For example, private schools may use art or science in all classes, or take children on outdoor trips. They can create their own curriculum and assessment systems, although many choose to use standardized tests. Many parents are drawn to the alternative curriculums that private schools have to offer. Private school students generally perform higher than their public school counterparts on standardized achievement tests. As with earlier results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), private school students performed higher than public school students on the NAEP: 2000 tests. Their average scores were above those of public school students on the 4th-grade reading test and on the 4th-, 8th-, and 12th-grade science and mathematics proficiency tests. Private high schools typically have more demanding graduation requirements than do public high schools. Compared with public schools, private schools required more coursework (in 4-year high school programs) in 1999–2000 in social studies, mathematics, science, foreign language, and computer science. For example private schools required on average 3.1 years of mathematics, while public schools required 2.7 years. The figures for foreign language study also differed: 1.5 years at private schools but 0.5 years at public schools. In addition, about 40 percent of private schools required some form of community service for high school graduation, four times the rate for public schools (10 percent). Private school students are more likely than public school students to complete a bachelor’s or advanced degree by their mid-20s. Data from the National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988, "Fourth Follow-up" (NELS: 1988/2000) show that students who had attended private school in 8th grade were twice as likely as those who had attended public school to have completed a bachelor’s or higher degree by their mid-20s (52 versus 26 percent) and far less likely to not complete a post-secondary education. I think this says enough not to mention a hundred other reasons.
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Do you have something against American children being given a quality education? Our public schools spend more money per child than any other public education system in the 1st world, with some of the worst results. I lay the blame for this directly at the feet of the teachers unions, who allow substandard "teachers" to remain in the classroom and block all attempts at competency testing for those same ignoramuses!
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Almost too late now, our kids are in University, with one in both high-school and college courses for his senior year. They had prayer every morning of their schooling. Standardized tests show private schooled kids do better than pubic schooled kids and home-schooled kids do better than private schooled kids. Considering the fact, many homeschooled kids were taken out of public and private schools because they were failing. I would question why you would wish to eliminate either religious schools or home-schooling?
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No of course not. I cannot be sure of home school quality, that would depend on who is teaching it. I do feel religious and private non religious schools tend to do a better job then public school. This is especially important for the pre-school and elementary grades as a strong foundation. The problem with public schools is that there is usually an over sized, non teaching bureaucratic board overseeing many schools sucking up too much of the money which could otherwise be spent for the schools and the students. Also, the tax payers money for schools is often tapped into by the politicans for other programs leaving inadequate funds for the schools. California Department of Education News Release March 14, 2008 State Schools Chief Jack O'Connell, Teachers, Support Staff, Administrators Announce More Than 20,000 Teachers and Support Staff Getting Layoff Notices Due to Budget Crisis SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell joined teachers, school administrators, and school support staff to announce that an estimated 20,000 teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses, and support staff have been given potential layoff notices. March 15 is the annual deadline for districts to issue layoff notices for the coming school year. Districts are handing out layoff notices in response to the state budget crisis, the Governor's proposed plan to cut $4.8 billion from education funding, and his call to suspend Proposition 98, the voter-approved minimum funding guarantee.
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Well, that would be appropriate for a Leftist bigot. MMM MMM MMM!
16 :
No. If anything public schools and giving teachers tenure should be outlawed.
17 :
No. While public schools was one of the fundamental principles behind the efforts of several of our founding fathers, so was freedom of choice. I know for a fact that I could not possibly teach my children everything they would need to know at high school age. I also believe as fact that letting a church teach my children science and history, would be intellectual abuse. However, if someone else wants to do that sort of thing to their own children, well who am I to tell them otherwise? Who is the law for that matter?
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No, because that leaves only government-run public schools, and the government has far too much influence in our lives already.
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