Too often, parents hand over responsibility for raising their children to the government schools, which exacerbates the problems their children face. My grandfather got into numerous fist-fights when he was a kid. My grandpa said he usually ended up becoming friends with his adversaries. When we look at the rising eco-terrorism, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Columbine murders, and gratuitously violent lyrics, we've got to wonder why some elements of our culture are so obsessed with death and destruction. Government Schools I don't have children yet, but I have already decided that I will never, ever send my children to government-run schools.
Government schools are too big, too impersonal, and too sterile.
For instance, the Washington Post reported that in one case bullies at Columbine twisted a student's skin into bruises and made anti-Semitic slurs. People called him freak, dork, nerd, stuff like that. True, it is possible to overstate the problems with government schools. I quite enjoyed my high school experience, and I recognize that most of the staff at my school were both caring and competent. However, a good staff cannot overcome the institutional problems.