FOXY LADY
(Sorry ’bout that)
Thanks to Tim Haas for pointing me to this terrific column by Wendy McElroy. Just a taste:
My purpose is not to dispute with parents who send their children to public schools. I believe the system is a brutal failure, but parents must decide for themselves. I advocate extending alternatives far beyond the typical private versus public school debate, and even beyond homeschooling.
Apprenticeships, experiments like Montessori and the School of Living, self-guided education, mentoring… The cost of public education is not measured in tax dollars alone. A universe of educational possibilities has been obstructed by the attempt to enforce a government monopoly over how, where, when, and what children learn.
You’ll definitely want to read the whole thing.