What is School Choice?
I do not think we have a very clear understanding of what "school choice" means.
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Last week I had the opportunity to sit on a panel to discuss school choice in Texas. The panel discussion, which was a little tense at some points, was hosted by the Dallas Express and moderated by Chris Putnam. It was a very enlightening panel because the question posed as the topic of this missive played out during the session. I do not think we have a very clear understanding of what "school choice" means. When I hear people use language such as "universal school choice," well, it sends chills down my spine because of the word "universal," which was also used to describe Obamacare as "universal healthcare." I also do not like the use of the word comprehensive emanating from elected officials or relating to legislation.
So what is universal school choice?
What we should truly be discussing is educational freedom. To me, this is the civil rights issue of our present time. How do we set the conditions and enable, empower, parents to be able to provide the best possible educational opportunity to their children. That to me is quite different from this blanket “universal school choice” effort. This is an important debate to have since everyone is cheering and applauding the fact that Governor Abbott made school choice a priority. The Texas State Senate has passed SB 2. The Texas State House says they will pass school choice.
How about home school your kids on your own nickels and dimes. That's what we did in the 80's in Texas. We taught 4 around the kitchen table and we ended up with a Doctor, an Engineer, a Nurse and a Musician. If you give your children a love for learning by practicing reading TO them at a young age and reinforcing education all along the way....they will nearly teach themselves. Do your own homework about the best books and a half day is best. The rest of the day let them do real work. I can go on but this whole conversation is useless about education...it's mostly politics, money and a whole lot of lazy parenting in the way of training them up in the way they should go. Last but actually first....Bible is first up in the curriculum regardless of your faith. Read the Proverbs everyday. You might be surprised by the hope.