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[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

How's about this? Take all the money from public school, and give it to people so they can afford to homeschool. The school system exists to indoctrinate our youth and babysit Africans. Let it rot.

[–]christine_grab[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Personally, I think that is a great idea. BUT, it would take a major re-structuring of our society and culture before that would be feasible. The reality is that our culture does not value children. It's a long and complex discussion, but the quick TLDR is that in most families both parents have to work and there just isn't enough time or energy at the end of a long work day to invest in the kids. Last semester I spent 6 hours a day, every school day, doing homeschool. Most of the other families in his class could not invest that time in their kids, instead, the kids played video games all day long.