-=> On 02-16-98  14:20, Jean Halverson did testify and affirm <=-
-=> to David Hartung concerning useless test? <=-
 
 DH> I do like your style, just think, if we can get rid of the
 DH> bad teachers, our kids might actually get an education!'
 JH> More than that, if  we made education the sole
 JH> responsibility of parents, then parents would probably take
 JH> more interest than they already do. 
Many would, but there is an irreducible minority of parents
who won't assume or perform their responsibilities without
some form of oversight.
 JH> I've heard soooo many teachers say that the quality of a
 JH> child's education depends on how involved the parents are.
Specifically, the academic success correlates very well
with the amount of reading done to and by the child. 
 JH> I'm all for ending compulsory education not to mention
 JH> Federal interference. 
Federal interference, yes; but, recall that there were
truant officers long before Federal intervention started. 
There is unfortunately an irreducible minority of parents
who see education only as interference in their use of
children as free labor or some similar asset and will not
see to their children's education unless compelled. 
... Censorship: when the government knows more than they thinks you should
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