Public education is what made this country great, and unless and until confidence, high expectations and standards are restored to public education, our country will continue its downhill slide. Democracy does not work without a well-informed electorate – and watching Faux News or MSNBC does not constitute being well-informed. The Daily Show, on the other hand, … .may qualify … :-)
Public education isn’t the problem, it’s the parents. If I ever earned a bad grade, my father took care of it, and it never happened again. So, public education does need a few fixes (less bureaucracy, more teachers), and the parents need to be more involved (don’t blame it on the teacher, find out what the problem really is)
wow…this is a funny cartoon, some people are taking it way too serious…and really it’s not public education that made this country great, it’s the leaders like abraham lincoln, george washington, etc….and why is it those people who are against homeschooling always bring the worst example they can find to use as their “example”…wow, let’s do that with some of the products of public schooling our society now has, that can’t read, do math etc…
As a homeschool mom, I can tell you that I didn’t wait until once a year to inform my hubby that our son was being a behavioral problem, or having trouble with certain subjects. Either I handled the discipline needed on the spot, called my hubby and had him speak to our son on the phone, or if it was really a bad day, my husband took off from work early to handle the discipline. Whatever math problem my sons missed, their father would go over with them that evening, and help them to understand that concept.
Contrary to Mr. Doty’s opinion:
1) We don’t “punish” the public school financially by not sending our children. We still have to pay our local property taxes, which is the primary means for supporting public schools.
2) I prefer to teach history using original source documents, or a variety of books from different perspectives, rather than giving my children only the politically correct version. We prefer to teach our children our worldview, and why we believe it, instead of letting the world shape their views.
3) We taught our children how to read the Bible and pray from an early age, as that is the parents’ responsibility. However, if you want to go back to the founding fathers and find out why public schools were established in America, you’ll find out the main goal was to teach children how to read, so they could read the Bible for themselves.
4) Most homeschoolers (usually taught by non-certified moms) do much better scholastically than students from public schools, taught by certified teachers. Homeschoolers average in the 80 percentile on standardized tests. Public school students’ average 50 percentile.
That being said, this is a cartoon, folks! Comics are to be funny, and not factually accurate.
right on Rmom! as the product of homeschooling, i can agree with absolutely everything you said! i know i have a better education than most of the people who went through public school. and i know my mom did more work than i did (and probably learned even more than me!) while teaching me. comics like this kinda bug me as they seem to put homeschoolers in a bad light, but i guess we can’t take them too seriously.
Yes Rmom, we (my wife and I) commend your comments. We home schooled our sons through 12 years of education. They received a complete education not a censured education. It wasn’t easy but with their educational background they both got almost 4.0 GPAs at graduation from college. One has a learning disability. They are articulate, well rounded, have exceptional integrity, totally reliable, and understand & choose right from wrong.
It is too bad that many really don’t understand our responsibilities as being parents. And why do some have so much hatred of our commitment to raise OUR children to be good functional reliable citizens of the best most free nation the world has ever had.
I wish our society was as devoted to making sure our public education system was half as good as the homeschooling you gave/give your children. It seems we are determined to cut education and expect more from it every year.
margueritem over 14 years ago
LMAO!!!
mrslukeskywalker over 14 years ago
They don’t look capable of home schooling the dog, let alone kids.
ben_david over 14 years ago
…capable of having kids.
But it’s never the teacher’s fault that a kid can’t learn?
rdh288 over 14 years ago
As a (graduated) homeschooler, I love this one!
Nighthawks Premium Member over 14 years ago
but he has a great future in the tea-party movement
Yukoneric over 14 years ago
“YOUR” son.
WineStar Premium Member over 14 years ago
Public education is what made this country great, and unless and until confidence, high expectations and standards are restored to public education, our country will continue its downhill slide. Democracy does not work without a well-informed electorate – and watching Faux News or MSNBC does not constitute being well-informed. The Daily Show, on the other hand, … .may qualify … :-)
dhumph over 14 years ago
Please note that the mother is referring to the child as “Your son…”
captainedd over 14 years ago
Public education isn’t the problem, it’s the parents. If I ever earned a bad grade, my father took care of it, and it never happened again. So, public education does need a few fixes (less bureaucracy, more teachers), and the parents need to be more involved (don’t blame it on the teacher, find out what the problem really is)
quiverfull over 14 years ago
wow…this is a funny cartoon, some people are taking it way too serious…and really it’s not public education that made this country great, it’s the leaders like abraham lincoln, george washington, etc….and why is it those people who are against homeschooling always bring the worst example they can find to use as their “example”…wow, let’s do that with some of the products of public schooling our society now has, that can’t read, do math etc…
Smiley Rmom over 14 years ago
As a homeschool mom, I can tell you that I didn’t wait until once a year to inform my hubby that our son was being a behavioral problem, or having trouble with certain subjects. Either I handled the discipline needed on the spot, called my hubby and had him speak to our son on the phone, or if it was really a bad day, my husband took off from work early to handle the discipline. Whatever math problem my sons missed, their father would go over with them that evening, and help them to understand that concept. Contrary to Mr. Doty’s opinion: 1) We don’t “punish” the public school financially by not sending our children. We still have to pay our local property taxes, which is the primary means for supporting public schools. 2) I prefer to teach history using original source documents, or a variety of books from different perspectives, rather than giving my children only the politically correct version. We prefer to teach our children our worldview, and why we believe it, instead of letting the world shape their views. 3) We taught our children how to read the Bible and pray from an early age, as that is the parents’ responsibility. However, if you want to go back to the founding fathers and find out why public schools were established in America, you’ll find out the main goal was to teach children how to read, so they could read the Bible for themselves. 4) Most homeschoolers (usually taught by non-certified moms) do much better scholastically than students from public schools, taught by certified teachers. Homeschoolers average in the 80 percentile on standardized tests. Public school students’ average 50 percentile.
That being said, this is a cartoon, folks! Comics are to be funny, and not factually accurate.
pinkdryad Premium Member over 14 years ago
right on Rmom! as the product of homeschooling, i can agree with absolutely everything you said! i know i have a better education than most of the people who went through public school. and i know my mom did more work than i did (and probably learned even more than me!) while teaching me. comics like this kinda bug me as they seem to put homeschoolers in a bad light, but i guess we can’t take them too seriously.
waldofour over 14 years ago
Yes Rmom, we (my wife and I) commend your comments. We home schooled our sons through 12 years of education. They received a complete education not a censured education. It wasn’t easy but with their educational background they both got almost 4.0 GPAs at graduation from college. One has a learning disability. They are articulate, well rounded, have exceptional integrity, totally reliable, and understand & choose right from wrong.
waldofour over 14 years ago
It is too bad that many really don’t understand our responsibilities as being parents. And why do some have so much hatred of our commitment to raise OUR children to be good functional reliable citizens of the best most free nation the world has ever had.
Ooops! Premium Member over 14 years ago
I am impressed Rmom!
I wish our society was as devoted to making sure our public education system was half as good as the homeschooling you gave/give your children. It seems we are determined to cut education and expect more from it every year.