Do you agree that parents who homeschool their children, should be paid by the government?

I was talking to a friend on here, and he agreed with me. I won't mention his name, because I don't want him to have to go into the witness protection program, for associating with a dirty rotten scoundrel like me.

In my state, it costs about $20,000 to teach a student for a year in a government school. Conservatives are not happy with our tax dollars going to a government school that focuses on teaching crap about pronouns, toxic masculinity, all white people are garbage, and of course, LGBTQRSTUV. Meanwhile, the government schools are saying that math and science are racist. lol

If parents want to forgo this insanity, and teach their own kids, I believe they should get paid. I believe that if this came to fruition, the government schools would be nearly empty. Yes the mafia (teacher's union) wouldn't like it, but tough shit.

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BritishPerson · 41-45, M

If the government paid, might they then be able to require you to teach all of the rubbish they teach in state schools?

Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

@BritishPerson they may demand that you are competent or have teaching training that you have to pay out of your pocket as well.
I think ,if people want a homeschool and have freedom to teach as they wish, then it's probably best to leave the government out of it.
I don't see anything wrong, honestly, with homeschooling, but if there's no social interaction then it can cause problems for the kids later down the road.

robb65 · 56-60, M

@BritishPerson We got out during the "no kid left behind" program. The idea behind it may have been good, but the way it was carried out resulted in the school systems manipulating test scores to make the schools appear to be doing better than they were.

JimBeam · M

@BritishPerson

They would have no way of knowing what you taught in your home.

JimBeam · M

@Justmeraeagain

You have to think outside the box.

JimBeam · M

@robb65

That's why America is the laughing stock of the world.