Just a thought

Feb. 14, 2007 - Just a thought ...
regarding a poll that has been done for our homeschool co-op.
As the statistics begin to pour in regarding the successes of homeschooling, I really believe that there will be monies available from the private sector to support our efforts. Recent changes in Adult Education (ie ... about 5 years ago AE oversite was moved to the Dept of Labor instead of the Dept of Education) and No Child Left Behind initiatives point toward corporate dissatisifaction with the quality of employees being churned out by the public school system. The people who would be considered 'movers and shakers' in the corporate world are pouring private money into public schools ... they will only do that if there isn't a more successful option. Homeschooling is that option. And often those monies come without many strings attached. Private money doesn't come with the stifling mandates that state or federal money comes with ... foundations look at benchmark progress and if you did what you said you were going to do.
Instead of just asking the question how much are you spending on homeschooling in your home ... let's look at % of family resources being invested in lifelong learning. Let's talk about what we could do with $______ / year ... let's project how we will impact the community when given a public platform to promote homeschooling ...
and still provide sports programs, music programs, fine arts, languages and Bible!
I think we'll fiind that we have all compromised in some way ... in our home it meant adjusting our budget to fit one income and submitting to God's Will. It likely meant some sort of compromise in your family ... but I honestly believe that the day is coming when those compromises will be measurable ... keep dreaming of those homeschool resource centers