Why is the left terrified of taxpayer funded options for schools?

Private schools would be cheaper for the taxpayers. Give each student a voucher equivalent to the cost of government education, and let the parents decide. I don't see the threat.

If you want your child to go to a government school with metal detectors and cops, then send them there.

If you actually care about your kids and want them to excel, then send them to a private school.

When I was a wee lad, Christmas was so very exciting. We had snow, Christmas trees, and we even got to decorate the tree.

Fast forward to this government freak show we have today, and having a Christmas tree in class will probably land you on a terrorist watch list. How did we allow this to happen?
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SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

The whole business model of private schools is based on selective entry. If the private sector had the same mandate as the public (ie. education for all, not just the well behaved kids that burnish a particular school's results and reputation), private schools would seem rather less attractive.

Baremine · 70-79, C

@SunshineGirl but with the bullshit being taught in public schools any parent who really loves their kids will either chose private school or home school no matter the cost. Public schools have become a disgrace with the rewritten history and transgender crap they teach.

SunshineGirl · 36-40, F

@Baremine History is there to be re-written, young minds need to be constantly challenged. If parents truly love their kids they will bring them up to analyse 'received wisdom' sceptically and to start to form their own views on the world around them.

Baremine · 70-79, C

@SunshineGirl so you are in favor of altering facts. Facts like General Robert E Lee never bought any slave. He inherited them, educated them and set them free. That is a fact not what is being taught. Public schools need to be done away with.

JimBeam · M

@SunshineGirl

JimBeam · M

@Baremine

The liquor stores were ran by the government in my state for many decades. Then someone started a petition to let the private sector run them. They had so many people sign the petition, that they put it to a referendum vote.
Before the boat came around, there were tons of TV commercials telling us how bad it would be if the private sector ran the liquor stores. 5-year-olds would be buying it, everybody be driving drunk blah blah blah.

The vote was held in overwhelmingly the population wanted the government to get the hell out of the booze business.

Now instead of there just being around 10 places to buy booze, there are more like two or three hundred places.

Literally every grocery store and convenience store in town sells booze. No more waiting half a day in line and it's much more professional now.

They tried to convince us that only the government was smart enough to be able to sell booze. Wrong.

And you're right, government education needs to go the way of the phone booth.

JimBeam · M

@SunshineGirl

Every student in the country gets a school voucher. They can spend it wherever they want. If they want government school then they can have a government school. They want a private school they can get a private school. Everyone's a winner.

Dshhh · M

@JimBeam is excessive booze availability a good thing?