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Yes, Cam, I would agree with your points. I was attempting to show that parents can often do as good, or better, than the pros. If we keep listening to the pros we'' never get school choice, just more of the same.
To the Dog's points I am forced to say, balderdash!
School teachers, on average, make a dollar an hour less than dentists. Don't believe me, the figures come from the Bureau of Labor. Teachers, and their unions, make a quite respectable living today for a part time job.
Funding, our original absent poster's point, is not the issue. If it was, the students in Washington, DC would be admitted to Harvard somewhere between kindergarten and first grade. New Hampshire has one of the lowest funding levels in the nation and some of the best results. We have been throwing money at this problem since the late 1960's and it ain't workin'.
Again, we know what works, and yet we deny it to those children most in need of it due to the circumstances of birth. That poor single mother needs hope that her mistake is not revisited on her child. Vouchers and school choice give her that opportunity. It is most revealing to observe where the teachers, who teach in schools such as DC, send their children to school. We already know where the politicians, who cry for more money to fix the problem, send their children. For most young families, school district is a top priority when purchasing real estate.
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