Schools Using Kids - Not When Homeschooled
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006By Mimi Rothschild
Many people advocate homeschooling for a variety of reasons. One thing that many people never think about is why some public school administrators are so opposed to homeschooling. While some may honestly believe that they can do a better job educating your children, some are not so honest. Do you ever get the feeling that your local school district is using you and your children? That may be exactly what is happening.
Schools are funded based on how many students they have enrolled in their schools. The more students they have, the more money that particular school receives to operate. Teachers and parents have been complaining for years that classrooms are overcrowded and ineffectual, but the fact remains that it is in the school’s best financial interest to get as many kids in that school as the fire chief will allow. Homeschooling removes your child from this environment and places him or her in one that doesn’t look at her like a dollar sign, but as a special and unique human being that is thirsting to learn.
By homeschooling your child, you are removing him or her from this destructive environment. Homeschooling allows your child to receive the special attention that he or she deserves. Your child is not a dollar sign and they are not worth X amount of dollars per year when they are at homeschool. The school cannot misuse money associated with your child’s enrollment if he or she is not enrolled in the school and is instead at homeschool. Furthermore, even though your child is a participant in homeschooling, he or she may have access to some of the good things about public schools. Children in homeschool can play sports or participate in the bands and choirs at some local schools. They can sometimes be involved in clubs and some districts allow children in homeschool to attend foreign language classes.