Tag: compulsory schooling
by T. C. Pinckney Remarks to the Southern Baptist Convention Executive Committee by T. C. Pinckney Nashville, TN September 18, 2001 The events of a week ago today [destruction of the twin towers in New York] were a terrible… Continue Reading…
by Mary K. Novello, Ed.D. Last updated March 25, 2008 “Compulsory education is the chink in the armor of capitalist societies: they try to teach children the values of contract and initiative, but base their educational system on compulsion and… Continue Reading…
Hijackers Are Supported by Organized Ignorance by James Ervin Norwood Last updated December 28, 2007 Public Schools Are Flunking Out Public schools are brain dead and on life support; so let𠏋 pull the plug on them, give them a… Continue Reading…
By Marshall Fritz Last updated May 16, 2007 Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 1, No. 1, September 1995 In America, local governments started absorbing independent schools in the 1830s. “State schooling” became dominant within three decades. Government-run schooling is… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz Last updated August 11, 2008 Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 2, No. 6, July 1996 The government education monopoly is school welfare, and tax-funded vouchers are the Typhoid Mary of education reforms, spreading dependency and regulation… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz and Cathy Duffy March 2002 As Americans reduce government involvement in education, we can expect these changes: 1. Parents will be reinforced. Parents will send their children to schools where they are supported by teachers, not… Continue Reading…
By Tammy Drennan Last updated March 26, 2010 Note: If you’re a combatant, please give some thought to the following. If you know a combatant, please share this with him or her. You probably know there’s a war going… Continue Reading…
by Tammy Drennan Last updated March 7, 2007 “The only way to end the political battles over schooling is to depoliticize the schools. And the only way to do that is to separate school and state.” – Jeff Jacoby Responding… Continue Reading…
by Tammy Drennan Last updated April 9, 2007 We, your parents, pledge to you, our precious child and gift from God, the following: Physical Needs So you’ll never feel want or neglect, we’ll provide you with good food, a… Continue Reading…
by Douglas Dewey Last updated April 18, 2007 Editor’s Note: Douglas Dewey, President of The National Scholarship Center in Washington, DC, delivered these remarks as part of a voucher debate at SepCon’95. They have been edited slightly for length. Originally… Continue Reading…