-=> Quoting Robert Craft to Jean Halverson <=-
 -=> 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. 
 RC> Many would, but there is an irreducible minority of parents
 RC> who won't assume or perform their responsibilities without
 RC> some form of oversight.
 
 And so in essence we already have government daycare under  the  guise of
 free education.
 JH> I'm all for ending compulsory education not to mention
 JH> Federal interference. 
 RC> Federal interference, yes; but, recall that there were
 RC> truant officers long before Federal intervention started. 
 RC> There is unfortunately an irreducible minority of parents
 RC> who see education only as interference in their use of
 RC> children as free labor or some similar asset and will not
 RC> see to their children's education unless compelled. 
 But in the meantime many parents who care about their children are being
 forced to submit to these same laws, which basically take away their rights
 to choose the education they desire for their children.
 Parents who  choose private school still have to pay for other people's
 problems. 
 There was no compulsory education except in a few communities back in the 
 1880's but the level of  literacy was above 90%.
 Jean Halverson
... Unlike men, you can ride your Motorcycle as often as you want!
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