Greed or selfishness plays no part in my thinking. We've BTDT - private school, public school and homeschool, played sports and not played sports. If they passed a law yesterday saying my homeschooled child could participate in public school activities it would make to difference to me one way or the other. There are other states that have implemented it and it evidently works or they wouldn't continue to allow it.
Skeptic make a comment in an earlier post (I ended up CandPing) that allowing homeschoolers in would amount to rolling out the red carpet and helping destroy the public school system. Unfortunately, I think if some things don't change with the system they're going to pretty much take care of that themselves without any help from homeschoolers.
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Originally posted by smurph:
This whole entire subject is rearing the heads of greed and selfishness in the PARENTS. Ohhh no their children cannot go to the public schools for whatever the reason,but now for those extracuriculars,,well thats an all together different subject. Little Johnny wants to play football,or little Suzie wants to be a cheerleader.
Amazing,simply amazing.
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Posted 15 April 2009 08:09 AM Hide Post
My take if anyone gives a hoot: The Florence City School system offers the best curriculum in this area and perhaps even rivals some of the best schools in the state.
All of our students benefit from the diversity our schools offer. When you remove your child to homeschool them or send then to a local brainwashing academy you are removng the brightest minds from the public school system.
While I support your right to do so, when you do so, you remove your child from being a positive influence on my child.
If we take this trend to the extreme, we eventually end up with all the brightest kids attending private/homeschool leaving only the problem children in public education.
So, while you have the right to provide private education, the public school system should not be expected to roll out the red carpet and help you destroy public education.