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In reply to the discussion: "If you send your kid to private school, you are a bad person" [View all]benld74
(9,916 posts)20. We chose to send our children to private Catholic school
in order to focus religion into their lives AND because the STL school BLOW! We PAY for both public and private. Both of us went to public school, me in Illinois she in Oklahoma. We both went on to college, both have Masters degrees.
High School really doesnt matter, just as long as they tough it out and FINISH. THen somehow make it to a 2 year, a trade or a 4 year. It IS getting tougher, but it is possible.
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Unless you are a rich Dem who says nice things about public schools. You forgot that. nt
Dreamer Tatum
Aug 2013
#1
That's true for state funding, but aren't most schools funded through local property taxes?
aikoaiko
Aug 2013
#5
Supporting state funding of private schools *is* morally wrong, I agree.
Donald Ian Rankin
Aug 2013
#105
If you willingly undermine your childs education for the good of "society", you're an unfit parent.
Xithras
Aug 2013
#4
Yes. A good parent doesn't sacrifice his or her children's well being for the sake of
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#28
My wife is a public school teacher. We homeschool due to her experience with the schools. Probably
kelly1mm
Aug 2013
#22
No, she things she is a pretty good teachers, when she is actually allowed to teach which is
kelly1mm
Aug 2013
#64
I imagine learning to different between the general and the specific wasn't taught at your school?
LanternWaste
Aug 2013
#72
Each of my children began in public schools and continued till middle or high school.
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#33
And what happens if we get Single Payer, and you have the chance to opt out?
philosslayer
Sep 2013
#109
Can you name a Single Payer System that DOESN'T allow supplemental private physicians?
brooklynite
Sep 2013
#110
Not deliberately harming your child to benefit others does not make you a bad person.
Donald Ian Rankin
Aug 2013
#83
Thank you for your honesty, Hunter. A good parent who sees problems and has alternatives
pnwmom
Aug 2013
#36
our politicians are the ones who bailed on public education. Until they are willing to fund our
liberal_at_heart
Aug 2013
#46
Why not just call "Sesame Street" a head start program? Think of all the taxes THAT would save!
Squinch
Aug 2013
#57
Better yet, you go out, spend some time with some children, and run your plan past some of
Squinch
Aug 2013
#73
Probably. Because your suggestion is so far off the mark, they might not want to engage in
Squinch
Aug 2013
#77
Well this certainly pricked the conscience of the conservadems. Good job. K&R
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#63
Ha! Curiosity, indeed. I know think the "underclasses" are stupid. But rest assured that it is only
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2013
#68
If by "conservadems" you mean "people who love their children" you are correct
geek tragedy
Aug 2013
#79
No they aren't but the option is bad for the many for the benefit of the few.
TheKentuckian
Aug 2013
#75
This has to be a parody (an RAA argument) by someone what wants to undermine public education
Supersedeas
Aug 2013
#80
That's ridiculous. If I want my child to receive a Jesuit preparatory education then I purchase
RB TexLa
Sep 2013
#113
As long as it isn't paid for using money made from Wall St or investments I think its great.
raouldukelives
Sep 2013
#120