Furthermore, even if these parents were capable of backtracking and taking their children out of school, if the children have been educated up to the end of the second grade and, in some cases, the end of the first grade, it is usually too late to undo the harm which these children have incurred. Most parents do not have the resources that are necessary to homeschool a child after the child has already been permanently damaged and broken down by the educational system. For those parents who might be considering the idea of taking older children out of school, we have included a short article on why such action should be carefully considered and why most children are better off remaining in school once the permanent harm has been done. We also must apologize for being so negative. However, we have found that it is impossible for us to describe the problems inherent in the educational system without sounding negative.
Modern education is so malignant that it is no less than a cancer to American society.
It is difficult to describe a virulent, malignant disease like cancer or any of its treatments without sounding negative because there is so little that is positive about such a grave, life-threatening illness. We believe that it is very important for homeschooling parents, homebirthers or anyone else who must decide how best to educate their children to know how this educational system works and what is, in fact, going on in this nation's schools. In order to do that adequately, we have to say some very negative things. While what we have said does sound negative and we are sorry to have to publish newsletters that are difficult or painful to read, often we have had trouble finding strong enough words and analogies to convey the depth of horror and destruction that we now know is taking place in this nation's schools. The Gentle Wind School functions completely on donations.