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6/17/2022 9:39:17 PM EDT
I think homeschooling and solid private schools are the way to go.  But I am thoroughly shocked that there is not a movement to defund government schools of the taxes that homeschooling families pay.

Let's stop the communist racketeering...
6/24/2022 7:28:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: wmagrush][Edited] [#1]
Maybe, if the latest Supreme Court ruling about school vouchers in Maine can go to religion based schools, it could be interpreted to cover some homeschooling costs if homeschool curriculum and student evaluations meet local school district standards.
7/5/2022 12:31:38 AM EDT
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OST
Gotta enjoy the little things.
7/5/2022 11:11:32 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By JoseyWales:
I think homeschooling and solid private schools are the way to go.  But I am thoroughly shocked that there is not a movement to defund government schools of the taxes that homeschooling families pay.

Let's stop the communist racketeering...
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There is. Many of them. The unions are influential as is the social indoctrination of government schools, which in the past certainly did help direct and form the country in a generally positive manner.
7/5/2022 11:22:20 PM EDT
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I started homeschooling the kids in the '90s; this idea isn't new.

In general, the argument against such a thing goes like, "Well, what about any taxed 'service' that someone doesn't use, older people who don't have kids, etc.  Should everyone be able to opt out of services they don't use?"  And now there's a serious threat to their revenue stream, so ...

I don't see this changing.  It grates, yes, especially when it's time to buy the annual curriculum (if you buy one).  Maybe think of it as private coaching because the school coach is a tard and your kid has talent.
It's all part of life's rich pageant.
2/26/2023 10:22:34 PM EDT
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haven't been paying attention have we lol.
3/5/2023 12:00:07 AM EDT
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As someone who's just getting started homeschooling, it would be great if I did, but I don't ever expect to see a dime of my school taxes diminished or returned to me.
"What is socialism? The most difficult and tortuous way to progress from capitalism to capitalism." -Stated at an intel conference, East Berlin, Oct. 1988

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