Why Schools Cost So Much
I get asked if homeschooling can be as effective as public schools because we don't have the financial resources. I have asked them what they are getting for the money? Sure there is lab equipment and some art supplies but does that add up to thousands of dollars a year for each kid? Well, San Diego has paid 56 "educators" over the last 6 years to not work. They have put them on administrative leave for periods ranging days to years. This is how the San Diego schools deal with educators they don't want having contact with the students instead of ... I don't know, firing them. Maybe this is why we are having state and federal money issues. I understand that this isn't all the money in the system but hey it is a big chunk of change. I wonder if Fresno area schools do that too? Read the article, it was really interesting.
(HT: Why Homeschool)
Labels: education
posted by NerdMom at
9:08 PM
3 Comments:
I read about this over on Henry Cate's blog as well. I think it's a sick policy--very wasteful.
The thing non homeschooling folks never consider is that we are only providing resources for *our* children--so they only need to be 1 kid, 2 kids, or 16 kids big, rather than an entire district's worth of kids big. Also, the industries that are involved with public schools (textbook manufacturers, for example) have a very different process for getting those materials in classrooms than manufacturers have with homeschoolers. If we like a product, we buy it and tell others about it. If a teacher in a school likes a product, it's a long involved process for her to get it into the classroom because she has to lobby for it and convince her entire grade--sometimes the entire school or district-- that it's the best tool. That route makes for a more expensive product in the end! So, I believe, homeschoolers are cutting out that middle-man markup! :-)
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Ruralmama, at 6:18 AM
Everytime I read your blog it makes me happier and happier that I am home schooling. :)
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Heather Rodriguez, at 6:56 AM
Boy THAT's powerful and powerful information as well!! Thanks for this. I am GRATEFUL God has allowed me to homeschool my daughter all her life and now send her off to college on a fullride scholarship. Yes, it cost us but my reward is her beautiful heart, our wonderful relationship, and a powerful and strong ability to defend what is right and good. Where can you buy THAT? Nowhere, because it's not for sale.
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Robynn's Ravings, at 6:07 PM
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