| "Each day, more than 1,200 young men and | | | | replaced it with acceptance. They took out |
| women give up on their high school education, | | | | accountability and replaced it with food |
| and, in many cases, on themselves" - so says | | | | stamps. That's what the government gives in |
| the AdCouncil. Each day, 1,200 young men and | | | | return for your tax dollars. Not to mention |
| women are becoming a burden to society. In a | | | | the NEA. They are a force in Washington that |
| report done in March of 2006 for the Bill and | | | | would rival the IRS. Just mention the word |
| Melinda Gates Foundation, it was found that | | | | 'school vouchers' and red flags go up while |
| one third of all Public High School students | | | | the race cards come down. |
| failed to graduate with less then 2 years to | | | | |
| go. Nearly one half of those were blacks, | | | | Point being that this great country does |
| Hispanics, and Native Americans. Many | | | | allow us a means to avoid the peer pressure |
| students gave personal reasons for leaving | | | | filled, barb wire lined, police patrolling |
| school. A third (32 percent) said they had to | | | | institutions we call public education. The |
| get a job and make money; 26 percent said | | | | number of home schools is rising every year, |
| they became a parent; and 22 percent said | | | | and with that are SAT test scores. The fact |
| they had to care for a family member. At the | | | | that nearly all home schools are Christian |
| end of this article I will show you where to | | | | based is reason enough to go this route. But |
| get the rest of this disturbing report. | | | | even if you took that out of the equation you |
| | | | would be left with flexible schedules, like |
| I am not a fan of the public school system. | | | | going year round and taking a week off |
| Not with numbers like... the nationwide grand | | | | anytime you like. One on one training and |
| mean in reading for home schoolers was at the | | | | tutoring, a nurturing environment as apposed |
| 79th percentile, and the 73rd percentile for | | | | to one that requires self defense as part of |
| language and math. This ranking means home | | | | the curriculum. |
| school students performed better than | | | | |
| approximately 77% of the sample population on | | | | It is easy to realize that the home school |
| whom the test was normed. Nearly 80% of home | | | | beats public school, and even private schools |
| schooled children achieve individual scores | | | | for that matter. One must consider the time |
| above the national average and 54.7% of the | | | | it would take to pursue such a task though, |
| 16,000 home schoolers achieved individual | | | | along with the cost. I have found places that |
| scores in the top quarter of the population, | | | | get the process rolling for a $75 |
| more than double the number of conventional | | | | Registration fee, $25 processing fee, and |
| school students who score in the top quarter. | | | | then $500 - $750 per child, depending on the |
| | | | number of children. These organizations will |
| Facts are facts, but commons sense dictates | | | | provide proper paperwork, curriculums, |
| that the public schools just do not work. | | | | planners, schedules and support to keep it in |
| They keep throughing money at the problem, | | | | line with all the various state laws that |
| working on self esteem and incentives while | | | | apply. |
| passing out condoms. They took out morals and | | | | |