Education is a thing of great value in our society, and most people would do almost anything to obtain it. The large majority of the People all want to get a good education, and think that everyone should be able to do so. The problem is this: it is neither the government's responsibility nor choice whether or not we are educated; it is only ours and our parent's. Solutions made by the government to solve our personal problems can only lead to restrictions on our liberties, and dependency on those who ultimately cannot take care of us as well as they think.
Compulsory education is an insidious canker in our society. Why? Because education needs freedom and space to grow, to develop, to move at its own pace. It should not have a strict hand confining it to rules and regulated ideas and set standards for all. It flourishes best when it has room to gain new knowledge, room where that knowledge can circulate freely, room where it can create a common well of knowledge and ideas. When governments mandate compulsory education, they feel the need to define what constitutes an education. And that means infringing on our rights to the upbringing of our children. That means a clamp-down on anything different than what they deem “correct”, it means rules and regulations and set standards. Different ideas, different beliefs stop circulating; the agency and creativity of human beings are stemmed. It escalates to a point where they desire to gain total control on the hows, whats, wheres, and whys of your education. And guess what? At that point, your education is taken out of your hands, your parents' hands, and the hands of future generations.
Many people do not have the money nor the means to get the education they want. I believe that it is our responsibility as human beings to do what we can to help them get that education. But my worry is this: what happens if we give that responsibility to the government, and allow them to make sure that every body is educated? I'll tell you what happens: they take it into their own hands to educate and care for us, and then we become dependent on the government to supply us with that education. We become dependent on the government to solve our problems. We become dependent on the government to make our choices for us and lead our lives. And when we become dependent on the government to do that, we become nothing more than mindless sheep under lock and key, because we think only those thoughts that they want us to think. They cannot take care of us. Look at the Native Americans stuck on the reservations because they are too dependent on the government to supply them with what they need. And guess what? Those people, those human beings, are living in horrible neglected conditions, all because the government has interfered with their lives, and created almost total dependency. The government is not doing a good, nor even a competent, job of taking care of those people.
One thing that would greatly help those who cannot afford an education is a freer school system, where it is easier for people to direct their own education and schooling. If the school system were freer, there would be more private schools created by people. The best way to make schooling available to all is through people working towards that goal out of their own free will. Through community for the community. Not through government force for the community. Since there are so many people who believe that all who want to should be able to get a good education, they could make that difference in a freer school system by being able to build their own private schools. Then they would be able to direct their own school as they see fit, and be able to make it possible for those in need to get that education--- without the government interfering. There are already many private schools and people who do that, through scholarships, grants, funding for scholarships, donations, funds, and many, many other ways. If the government stays out of the way, no new laws regarding the matter will be made, which laws would restrict the actions of the People, by the People, for the People.
As a side note to this, if there were more schools being built freely, there would be more jobs created for people--- without any of the government's “help”. The totally, completely, absolutely 100% natural outcome of not having our choices made for us.
Today, because of the compulsory education laws accepted by all of the States, the federal government has joined the oppression. They have taken it upon themselves to regulate laws setting standards and rules for schooling. Because of all of the government interference, it has been increasingly difficult for parents to homeschool. Why? Because the government thinks they can do a better job of directing the education of your child than you can, and they think they have the right to force you to let them do that. There is constant pressure against parents, telling them that they are somehow too stupid or irresponsible to rear their young. The thing is this: yeah, maybe I don't think I can teach my child Science, but it is MY job to make sure they learn that--- not the gov's job--- and there are many options out there, many alternatives, lots of sources and other routes. Just because I don't teach my child the same way, or the same things, the government wants me to doesn't mean I'm incompetent. It's just different. I can be just as responsible as any government, and even probably more so, without silly laws and regulations. You can see how far they've wheedled themselves into our lives and into our systems. The question is, do you want our nation to end up like those on the reservations? When is this going to stop? When are you going to take a stand and defend your rights to raise your own children?
Compulsory education is an insidious canker in our society. Why? Because education needs freedom and space to grow, to develop, to move at its own pace. It should not have a strict hand confining it to rules and regulated ideas and set standards for all. It flourishes best when it has room to gain new knowledge, room where that knowledge can circulate freely, room where it can create a common well of knowledge and ideas. When governments mandate compulsory education, they feel the need to define what constitutes an education. And that means infringing on our rights to the upbringing of our children. That means a clamp-down on anything different than what they deem “correct”, it means rules and regulations and set standards. Different ideas, different beliefs stop circulating; the agency and creativity of human beings are stemmed. It escalates to a point where they desire to gain total control on the hows, whats, wheres, and whys of your education. And guess what? At that point, your education is taken out of your hands, your parents' hands, and the hands of future generations.
Many people do not have the money nor the means to get the education they want. I believe that it is our responsibility as human beings to do what we can to help them get that education. But my worry is this: what happens if we give that responsibility to the government, and allow them to make sure that every body is educated? I'll tell you what happens: they take it into their own hands to educate and care for us, and then we become dependent on the government to supply us with that education. We become dependent on the government to solve our problems. We become dependent on the government to make our choices for us and lead our lives. And when we become dependent on the government to do that, we become nothing more than mindless sheep under lock and key, because we think only those thoughts that they want us to think. They cannot take care of us. Look at the Native Americans stuck on the reservations because they are too dependent on the government to supply them with what they need. And guess what? Those people, those human beings, are living in horrible neglected conditions, all because the government has interfered with their lives, and created almost total dependency. The government is not doing a good, nor even a competent, job of taking care of those people.
One thing that would greatly help those who cannot afford an education is a freer school system, where it is easier for people to direct their own education and schooling. If the school system were freer, there would be more private schools created by people. The best way to make schooling available to all is through people working towards that goal out of their own free will. Through community for the community. Not through government force for the community. Since there are so many people who believe that all who want to should be able to get a good education, they could make that difference in a freer school system by being able to build their own private schools. Then they would be able to direct their own school as they see fit, and be able to make it possible for those in need to get that education--- without the government interfering. There are already many private schools and people who do that, through scholarships, grants, funding for scholarships, donations, funds, and many, many other ways. If the government stays out of the way, no new laws regarding the matter will be made, which laws would restrict the actions of the People, by the People, for the People.
As a side note to this, if there were more schools being built freely, there would be more jobs created for people--- without any of the government's “help”. The totally, completely, absolutely 100% natural outcome of not having our choices made for us.
Today, because of the compulsory education laws accepted by all of the States, the federal government has joined the oppression. They have taken it upon themselves to regulate laws setting standards and rules for schooling. Because of all of the government interference, it has been increasingly difficult for parents to homeschool. Why? Because the government thinks they can do a better job of directing the education of your child than you can, and they think they have the right to force you to let them do that. There is constant pressure against parents, telling them that they are somehow too stupid or irresponsible to rear their young. The thing is this: yeah, maybe I don't think I can teach my child Science, but it is MY job to make sure they learn that--- not the gov's job--- and there are many options out there, many alternatives, lots of sources and other routes. Just because I don't teach my child the same way, or the same things, the government wants me to doesn't mean I'm incompetent. It's just different. I can be just as responsible as any government, and even probably more so, without silly laws and regulations. You can see how far they've wheedled themselves into our lives and into our systems. The question is, do you want our nation to end up like those on the reservations? When is this going to stop? When are you going to take a stand and defend your rights to raise your own children?
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