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From:         "Michael S. Hines" <MSHINES@FREH-03MS.ADPC.PURDUE.EDU>
Subject:      Secondary Ed

          ALANO@HOUVMSCC.VNET.IBM.COM  says..

>Subject:Clinton
>
>It's been interesting "listening in" to this conversation on the
>Clinton's decision to send their daughter to a private school.  I get
>a good feel for a contributor's political position by whether they
>attempt to justify the Clinton's decision or whether they attempt to
>blame them for holding a double standard.
>
>So, here's my laymen's opinion on this matter.  As with all actions
>that people take, what is implied by the action is often more complex
>than just what is stated, and sometimes actually ends up being quite
>different than what is stated.  To me, in my own amateurish,
>simple words, this is what the Clinton's seem to be
>implying through their actions, regardless of what they've stated
>publicly:  "Public schools are not the best choice for my daughter.
>They'd be adequate if I had to send her there, but because I have a
>choice (i.e., because I'm rich), I'm going to send her to a private
>school.  Now I know that during the campaign I said that I supported
>public schools, and I do....for the masses.  Breaking up the public
>schools would be a disaster, at least that's what the NEA told me, so
>I don't think we should allow just anybody to go to private schools.
>Most folks should still send their kids to the public school.  So even
>though it's perfectly obvious that public schools are a disaster, at
>least here in DC, I still think you ought to send your kids there and,
>hopefully, someday, we'll get this straightened out.  I'm going to do
>my best to pour more money on this problem and, who knows, maybe it'll
>work this time.  But just in case it doesn't, I'm not risking my
>child!"
>
>So, just as I've been able to figure out your political positions from
>your postings, can you figure out mine?  By the way, there is a third
>option that's becoming more popular.  If public schools are inadequate
>and private schools are too expensive, then this 3rd option is a
>possibility, but it has the distinct disadvantage of requiring
>dedicated parents who value their children's well being over their
>own careers.  It's called homeschooling.
>
>Alan Ogletree
>Houston, TX
>(This is my opinion, and CERTAINLY not my company's!)

Alan...home schooling is an option, for sure.  But the NEA is working to
eliminate that option too.  Watch out for restricitons at your state
legislature level that limit parents choice.  So far in Indiana, we still
have a choice.  This is not true for all states...where limitations on who
can teach in the home take some parents out of the picture.

Big brother is watching over us....just sometimes not for our best
interests.  Special interest groups tend to watch out for their
"specialties".

As I recall in reading some literature on standardized testing, private
schools usually fare better.  How does home schooling compare...anyone
know?

Ditto....on the disclaimer.
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