Schools are simply not what they were when we grew up Mike. And I know and agree with what you said and know that it wasn't directed to anyone in specific.
And the "it takes a village" comment was one of the statements that I did agree with, but that was based on my experiences growing up in the neighborhood that I had. The village is a terrible choice in other places. I wouldn't want some areas to have any influence at all on my children.
I couldn't tell you the junk today that we didn't have to deal with. And the school my kids goes to is probably one of the better ones aligned with my views. At least as much as one could I suppose.
My wife and I are very involved in our kids' education. Always have been. And we have had more than one discussion about homeschooling and are not very far away from actually doing it.
There is a private school that I have considered, and my oldest son went there for kindergarten and first grade and they were great.
But the down side to them is they only go up to the 6th grade. So, my youngest wouldn't be attending very long. Then would be thrust back into public school, after being taught "the right way" and would probably not "conform" back to their standards which would cause problems down the road.
But as long as the government "requires" kids to be enrolled in school, and the government is "in charge" of schools what and how they're taught, nothing is going to change. I'm not anti-school at all. I'm very much for a good education.
But I do expect the school to offer a good education. Not this junk.
And the "it takes a village" comment was one of the statements that I did agree with, but that was based on my experiences growing up in the neighborhood that I had. The village is a terrible choice in other places. I wouldn't want some areas to have any influence at all on my children.
I couldn't tell you the junk today that we didn't have to deal with. And the school my kids goes to is probably one of the better ones aligned with my views. At least as much as one could I suppose.
My wife and I are very involved in our kids' education. Always have been. And we have had more than one discussion about homeschooling and are not very far away from actually doing it.
There is a private school that I have considered, and my oldest son went there for kindergarten and first grade and they were great.
But the down side to them is they only go up to the 6th grade. So, my youngest wouldn't be attending very long. Then would be thrust back into public school, after being taught "the right way" and would probably not "conform" back to their standards which would cause problems down the road.
But as long as the government "requires" kids to be enrolled in school, and the government is "in charge" of schools what and how they're taught, nothing is going to change. I'm not anti-school at all. I'm very much for a good education.
But I do expect the school to offer a good education. Not this junk.