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Monday, August 13, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is this Teacher's Response the Main Reason Parents Home School?

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is this Teacher's Response the Main Reason Parents Home School?:


Is this Teacher's Response the Main Reason Parents Home School?

...Or do they?


From Diane Ravitch's blog, Do Parents Always Know What is Best?.

The State Commissioner of Education John White memorably said in defense of school vouchers: “To me, it’s a moral outrage that the government would say, ‘We know what’s best for your child,’” White said.“Who are we to tell parents we know better?”  

Ravitch printed a teacher's response to the superintendent's statement:


I am  tired of this attitude about parents knowing what is best for their children. Parents are easily