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Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
Liberal viewpoint? Excuse me? The federal act California's Dept of Edication is trying to apply was signed by which president?
On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Act is the most sweeping reform of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) since ESEA was enacted in 1965. It redefines the federal role in K-12 education and will help close the achievement gap between disadvantaged and minority students and their peers. It is based on four basic principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.
What if I want to home school my child? Does the new law require tests at home?
Nothing in the No Child Left Behind Act affects a home school or permits any Federal control over any aspect of a home school, whether that home school is treated as a home school or a private school under state law. Students who are home-schooled are not required to take any test referenced in the law.
It's the liberal viewpoint. No parent can possibly care for their child as well as the state can.
Originally posted by Robert Paris:
It's the liberal viewpoint that home-schooling your children is more beneficial than attending public or private school. No parent can possibly care for their child as well as the state can.
(Or at least that's what I think he means)
Not really. The conservative viewpoint is that competition is good. When public schools have to compete for education dollars it makes all schools better.Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
It's conservatives who want the state to pay for education their children get elsehwere, under the premise that they shouldn't have to pay for a service they're not using.
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Tell me, you misspelled "education" on purpose, right?Originally posted by Michael Ernest:
Liberal viewpoint? Excuse me? The federal act California's Dept of Edication is trying to apply was signed by which president?
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Rob
SCJP 1.4
by Michael in another thread
Choice is good; choice always favors the consumer, in competition over quality, price, features, you name it.