Don't mind me,  I just changed the subject line!

Erik Vistica wrote:

> We homeschool too.
>
> I would prefer a tax credit (not deduction) over vouchers. We don't need
> yet another government program meddling in private matters. It is my job
> to educate my children. I may choose to delegate some of that work to a
> teacher. But *I* choose, not the state.
>
> Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't our 'education system' start with
> the one room school house? Wasn't the teacher selected by the
> parents/community? Public education now thinks it can usurp the
> authority of the parent to indoctrinate children into the state's
> liberal agenda. This is true brainwashing.
>
> BTW it's the parent's job to feed their children, not the school/state.
> Forcing you to pay taxes to fund this is the same as your next door
> neighbor coming to your house with a peace officer demanding your money
> to feed them. I choose which charities to give to, not the state.
>
> Tim Herrin wrote:
> >
> > My sister teaches fifth grade in our public schools.  She does an excellent
> > job, and her students are very blessed to have her for a teacher.  I'm sure
> > there are many other public shcool teachers just like her.  I don't mind
> > paying taxes to help support our public schools.
> >
> > My wife and I have five children and we are homeschooling them.  My wife does
> > an excellent job, and our children are very blessed to have her for their
> > teacher.   I'm thankful that we have the freedom in North Carolina to teach
> > our own children with the curriculum of our choice. We would rather pay taxes
> > and pay for our children's schooling ourselvs than to have the government pay
> > for it and mandate what we teach them.
> > --
> > Tim