School Vouchers: Parental involvement in Education and the 200th Post
I don't talk much here at Truth and Justice about Education, maybe I should. The only overtures I've made toward the subject can be found here.
However, this morning, Captain's Quarters has a post about the subject of school vouchers and an interesting one at that. The reason I bring this up is because of the idea of responsibility. I believe that it is just as much (or more) the responsibility of the parents to train and teach their kids, as it says in the Bible - "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it".
For some, this might mean homeschooling their kids, and I have friends who I know will be doing that. For others, this whole suject of school vouchers is an example because it allows the parents to choose what school they want their children to attend, using some of the money they would have paid in taxes for their child's public education to fund the choice they as parents make.
I agree with the Captain that this is a great idea and it would appear as one that the Republican Majority and the White House have fallen behind on. Not only that, but the following quote frim the Captain makes a great point:
"The GOP had an opportunity in 2001, and a better one in 2003 with complete control over Congress, to push for school vouchers in order to empower parents with real choices for their children. That more than any other government program holds the key to unlocking people from the cycle of poverty -- a good education."
Not only that, but it brings responsibility back into the equation, in that in people leave the schools for greener pastures then those left need to get their act together, a crucial piece that seems to be missing in a time where a song by MxPx says it all "Responsibility, what's that?"
Abraham Lincoln once said that "the philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next". If we want to find a way to drive out practices and philosophies within our government that do not agree with what the Founding Fathers had in mind, it must start now with the school system. Giving parents control, input, and influece into their child's education is a good first step.
However, this morning, Captain's Quarters has a post about the subject of school vouchers and an interesting one at that. The reason I bring this up is because of the idea of responsibility. I believe that it is just as much (or more) the responsibility of the parents to train and teach their kids, as it says in the Bible - "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it".
For some, this might mean homeschooling their kids, and I have friends who I know will be doing that. For others, this whole suject of school vouchers is an example because it allows the parents to choose what school they want their children to attend, using some of the money they would have paid in taxes for their child's public education to fund the choice they as parents make.
I agree with the Captain that this is a great idea and it would appear as one that the Republican Majority and the White House have fallen behind on. Not only that, but the following quote frim the Captain makes a great point:
"The GOP had an opportunity in 2001, and a better one in 2003 with complete control over Congress, to push for school vouchers in order to empower parents with real choices for their children. That more than any other government program holds the key to unlocking people from the cycle of poverty -- a good education."
Not only that, but it brings responsibility back into the equation, in that in people leave the schools for greener pastures then those left need to get their act together, a crucial piece that seems to be missing in a time where a song by MxPx says it all "Responsibility, what's that?"
Abraham Lincoln once said that "the philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next". If we want to find a way to drive out practices and philosophies within our government that do not agree with what the Founding Fathers had in mind, it must start now with the school system. Giving parents control, input, and influece into their child's education is a good first step.
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