Democrats want to "criminalize" homeschooling in attempt to aid Teacher's Unions

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Posted by: Fritz ® 04/03/2004, 08:05:53

Democrats List Top 10 Reasons to Criminalize Homeschooling The Assorted Press April 3, 2004 (TAP)-- In an effort to help teacher's unions who support John Kerry and to increase the public drumbeat for criminalizing homeschooling, Democratic Party Chairman, Terry McAuliffe has distributed a memo containing the top 10 reasons why public schooling is better than homeschooling. Here is an excerpt from that memo: Why Public Schooling Is Better Than Homeschooling 1. Most parents were educated in the underfunded public school system, and so are not smart enough to homeschool their own children. 2. Children who receive one-on-one homeschooling will learn more than others, giving them an unfair advantage in the marketplace. This is undemocratic. 3. How can children learn to defend themselves unless they have to fight off bullies on a daily basis? 4. Ridicule from other children is important to the socialization process. 5. Children in public schools can get more practice "Just Saying No" to drugs, cigarettes and alcohol. 6. Fluorescent lighting may have significant health benefits. 7. Publicly asking permission to go to the bathroom teaches young people their place in society. 8. The fashion industry depends upon the peer pressure that only public schools can generate. 9. Public schools foster cultural literacy, passing on important traditions like the singing of "The teacher's union forever anthem". 10. Homeschooled children may not learn important office career skills, like how to sit still for six hours straight.

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