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> For parents who do so for political or culture war reasons, that must seem profoundly unfair. I homeschooled my daughter for reasons other than culture wars
by kashunstva 3y ago
> For parents who do so for political or culture war reasons, that must seem profoundly unfair.
I homeschooled my daughter for reasons other than culture wars or politics (she’s a violinist and public schools didn’t regard practice time as particularly important.)
But I never thought of public school funding as transactional. We did not take direct advantage of the benefit; but a reasonably well educated populace benefits me in a host of other ways. So I harboured no resentment when paying my public school levy.
- chmod600 3y ago"We did not take direct advantage of the benefit; but a reasonably well educated populace benefits me in a host of other ways." But that's precisely the point: what does "well-educated" mean? If the money is going toward reading, writing, and 'rithmetic, then few will disagree. When the curriculum, environment, or manner of teaching drift into more controversial areas, then you might start to see things differently. Imagine the school starts teaching things that don't align with your values, and they leave out things that do. How would you feel about the way your tax dollars are spent?