I came across James Ostrowski's post about his new book Government Schools Are Bad for Your Kids: What You Need to Know.
The press release starts with:
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Buffalo, New York. November 16, 2009. James Ostrowski, prominent libertarian and tea party movement leader, has published his second book, Government Schools Are Bad for Your Kids: What You Need to Know. The book urges parents to pull their children out of the schools to escape crime, drugs, promiscuity, political correctness, indoctrination, and academic mediocrity. “This book provides the tea party movement with a strategic roadmap to restore the Jeffersonian vision of individual liberty that is the very essence of America,” he writes.
Ostrowski was led to write the book out of anger that his own kids’ parish school closed in 2006. At the present rate, private schools are doomed as a poor economy and rising tuitions squeeze out working class parents who are already forced to pay large sums for failing government schools.
The fate of the nation is tied to the future of K-12 education, Ostrowski argues: “The grand result of our experiment with government schools is a population ill-prepared to deal with the present crisis in America. . . . they are utterly unequipped to deal with the harsh new reality that the regime is failing and the nation is in the process of economic collapse.”
Another excerpt: “Government schools are truly the foundation of big government today. They supply the funding and the troops [the teachers unions] and they drum the ideology into your children, five days a week for thirteen years. Finally, they render many children less able to survive without constant support and direction from the government. Their message is that people cannot live in freedom and they fulfill that prophecy with each graduating class.”
After reviewing 50 years of failed efforts to reform the schools through the political process, Ostrowski argues that the only feasible option is direct citizen action: a massive simultaneous withdrawal of children from the schools.
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If you have read the book, could you tell me what you think of it?
I like his conclusion!
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2 comments:
Sounds like a great book to read!
“Government schools are truly the foundation of big government today. They supply the funding and the troops [the teachers unions] and they drum the ideology into your children, five days a week for thirteen years. Finally, they render many children less able to survive without constant support and direction from the government. Their message is that people cannot live in freedom and they fulfill that prophecy with each graduating class.”
Sorry to say but that is the point, that is why my kids to not go to school and we are not going to be scammed by the government!
Thank you for posting!
I have not read that book particularly, But I did get a copy of the "Outcome Based Education" The State's Assault on Our Childrens Values and Education.
This is so true. I think I will try and get a copy of your book. I dont know what you believe about the bible or if you do, but it clearly state the One World is the beginning Power and Control by the Government. Our children in a public school are being taught little to nothing as many are finding out today. I have seen a rise nationally in HS that has blown other records out of here. The rise in HS and the proof from test scores as most test their kids when transitioning to HS from a public school. It is baffling how the Government can say Public School is best. Its no wonder kids are flunking or dropping out. What are they being taught, nothing.
My daughter was pulled out of public school at last day of 4th grade to begin HS for 5th grade. I tested her and she should not of been passed to 5th grade or 4th grade. She was at a 3rd grade level of teaching. Hello, its a shame because we had the number one rank for education in the world and now we are worst in the world.
Yes, I completely agree, the Government is out to corrupt our kids, take away their education so they can gain more control from the younger generations to come. In turn leading our younger people to rely on the Government in stead of doing for themselves as we see many doing today.
Government run health care is only the beginning of what is to come. Which is why my children will be homeschooled from here on out. I dont believe in this Government and I have deep respect for the leaders in the Once great country. Too many secrets and scamming, To much sweeping under the carpet or using other stories in the news to cover up what they are really trying to do. That is called corruption and I dont care what Obama has promised or has to say, he is a programmed Robot that says what he thinks people want to hear to get what he wants passed.
Too bad, but thank god many are coming to their senses and schooling their kids from home. HS has proven to be the better way with our kids learning more then they do in a public school proving homeschooling is better then public school.
Hooray for the Homeschoolers. More power to all of us!
Bless you!
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