The Legal Fight for Homeschooling
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There were many judicial and legislative battles throughout the states fighting for the legal right to homeschool.
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The United Nations Says Education Is a "Human Right"
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is just another globalist document pushing socialist education on nations in order to accomplish their secular and leftist agenda.
Read MorePublic Schools "Inculcate Values"—And That's the Problem
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Don’t ever let people say schools are “neutral.” They are not. Public schools inculcate values in children—and that’s the problem.
Read MoreGetting Government Out of the Education Business
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Here are four reasons why government should get out of the education business entirely.
Read MoreThe Bible is Central to Moral Education—Dabney’s Fourth Letter on the Virginia State School System
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Dabney here lays out his most potent argument against state education, which has to do with religion.
Read MoreBad Influences in the Public Schools—Dabney’s Third Letter on the Virginia State School System
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R.L. Dabney attacks the public school system on the basis that it will bring bad influence on good children.
Read MoreHorace Mann's Utopian Vision for Public Education
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Mann is claiming that the public school system may become “the most effective” and beneficial “of all the forces of civilization.” Why such a bold claim? Mann gives two reasons: (1) The system is universal; and (2) Children are malleable. It is hard to argue with Mann’s reasoning as to the effectiveness of the system.
Read MoreBook Review: Going Public (Pritchard)
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I usually review books that I can recommend. However, I decided to review Going Public: Your Child Can Thrive in Public School by David & Kelli Pritchard because it one of the only books I am aware of that encourages Christians to send their children to public schools. Forgive me for being unduly harsh in this review, but this really is a terrible book. And Tim Challies should be ashamed for writing a favorable review.
Read MoreBook Review: Dumbing Us Down (Gatto)
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Gatto has quite a negative view towards America’s public school system. Having taught in it for 30 years, he has seen firsthand how “government monopoly schools” and “compulsory schools” (as he calls them) have brought harm upon our society. They have locked kids away, separated them from community and parents, destroyed individualism, and sought to conform them to how the state sees fit.
Read MoreThe Inefficiency of Public Schools (Some Statistics)
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Government interference in education drives up the cost of the product. Don’t believe me? Just look at the statistics. Public schools spend far more per student than private schools, and this doesn’t take into account the fact that public schools pack in more students per classroom (40% more on average). This is proof that the free market works and that government needs to get out of the educational business.
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