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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It is very easy to applaud homeschooling.
There are plenty of examples of homeschooled youngsters who have been very
successful.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The more appropriate point, however, is the hidden
truth of homeschoolers. Not every homeschooling family cares about
education.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I lived for 10 years in Benewah County, Idaho,
about 60 miles north of Moscow. Back in the woods there, homeschooling was
common. Some, probably most, homeschooling families really did
care.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>But a minority had no interest in educating their
youth. They just kept them out of school and taught them the things, legal
and illegal, that the parents believed important. Those kids had many
options closed to them by their parents' ignorance.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It was very sad. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>How can we keep the homeschooling option alive
while controlling such abusive situations?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>BL</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=heirdoug@netscape.net
href="mailto:heirdoug@netscape.net">heirdoug@netscape.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ngier@uidaho.edu
href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu">ngier@uidaho.edu</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 07, 2006 4:55
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] How about
uncertified pastors?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'">
<DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"Professional <SPAN class=correction id="">Philosopher</SPAN>" Nick <SPAN
class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id=""><SPAN class=correction id="">Gier</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> had this
to say: "they do just as much damage as uncertified teachers or Idaho </DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>
<DIV>parents who <SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id=""><SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id="">homeschool</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> their children with absolutely no
state controls at all."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV id=AOLMsgPart_3_818314b3-9205-4e8d-b24e-aec5b96d47cc> </DIV><FONT
size=2></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Dear Mr. <SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id=""><SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id="">Gier</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So let me get this straight the <STRONG><U>Damage</U></STRONG> of
'uncertified teachers and <SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id=""><SPAN class=correction id="">home education</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>
parents' can be quantified by </DIV>
<DIV>the higher <SPAN class=correction id="">achievement</SPAN> test scores
when <SPAN class=correction id="">compared</SPAN> to the public <SPAN
class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction id="">school's</SPAN></SPAN>
and it's more than qualified 'certified' </DIV>
<DIV>teachers, administrators and <SPAN class=correction id="">councillors.
That's good sound philosophical reasoning.</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction>You must really be thinking that the <SPAN
class=correction id="">home-educated</SPAN> children are not being properly
<STRONG>indoctrinated</STRONG> with all of those </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction><SPAN class=correction id="">social
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN class=correction>skills that the local public school
district instills in the public schooled children...</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction>Let's consider this quote from the MSD
Newsletter.....</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV> "<SPAN class=correction>The primary value of Moscow Public
Schools lies in preparing students to be successful, </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction> contributing members of society and
in perpetuating and improving <STRONG>our</STRONG> democratic way
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction> of life. <STRONG>Our</STRONG>
schools, <STRONG>consistent with our Beliefs</STRONG>, assist children to gain
the knowledge, skills, </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction> habits, understanding,
<STRONG>attitudes</STRONG>, and character that promote <STRONG>this way of
life</STRONG>. Essential </SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction> outcomes of such educational
experiences include<STRONG> respect for the rights of others who
</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction><STRONG> are different, readiness to
promote the general welfare, a wholesome approach to the
</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction><STRONG> many responsibilities of
life, and a desire always to improve one's competencies in
vocational,</STRONG></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction><STRONG> personal, and social
experiences</STRONG>. The District is accountable to both students and parents
</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction> -- our primary constituents -- for
the quality and availability of adequate educational services."</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>H. L. Mencken in April 1924 for <EM>The American Mercury
</EM>said that the aim of public school is not</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> "to fill the young of the species with knowledge and awaken
their intelligence. ... Nothing </DIV>
<DIV> could be further from the truth. The aim ... is simply
to reduce as many individuals as </DIV>
<DIV> <SPAN class=correction id="">possible</SPAN> to the same
safe level, to breed and train a standardized citizenry, to put down</DIV>
<DIV> dissent and originality. That is its aim in the United
States... and that is its aim everywhere </DIV>
<DIV> else."</DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I like the difference between educated and schooled. I
believe Public school is like <SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN
class=correction id="">Viagra</SPAN></SPAN>... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT
size=2>
Never used it and don't need to!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id="">lemeno</SPAN></SPAN>,</DIV>
<DIV>Doug</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>"The god you create is the god you <U>will</U>
worship."<BR>~~ Nick <SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id=""><SPAN class=correction id=""><SPAN class=correction
id="">Gier</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN> (a
paraphrase)</FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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