Closing all public schools would be a bad choice imo. Let me explain. Home schooling your child is a very valid option for many parents who have the time, money and education to teach their children. 80% of parents are missing at least one of these three things imo.
First off most parents don't have the time. I am not saying you don't, maybe you do? Most parents both work and many have more then one job nowadays. One top of this many students are in divorced families nowadays and only have one parent or maybe they are being raised by a grandparent or relative. Now if we could all make good money and live off one parent’s pay check then maybe this could work. How many of you fall into this category? I sure don't! Ok let’s say you have the time and the money to have a stay at home mom or dad. Once again remember most don't have this option.
This part is going to hit a nerve but I have met many parents who have junior high-level reading and math skills. My wife and I have both tutored many parents because they couldn't write papers (some couldn't read English) because they wanted to help their children with extra tutoring at home or in my wife's case she teaches math. You would be shocked how many parents can't help their children do junior high level math. Once again I am not saying you can't but some can't. This problem gets even more compounded when they get to the high school level content. Calculus, physics, writing serious papers, grammar, social studies etc. Do you have the education to teach your children all that? Maybe you do but once again you know what I am going to say, most don't.
Notice I didn't go into religion, morals, ethics etc. The core of this has always been and should stay with the family imo! No one can teach a child these better then a parent! Undisputed!
Don't get me wrong public education is broken for many school districts but getting rid of public education completely isn't going to work for most parents. We all know this but it is not just the education system that is having a problem. We have already discussed many factors that affect the public education system. Public education while not perfect by any means has been effective in some countries. Why is that? Could it have something to do with our society as a whole or in part?
Ok ready for my licks! I expect nothing less on a topic as debated as public education!
