The so-called Parental Bill of Rights (HB 1431) just went down to a narrow defeat (171-176) in the House, after passing the Senate (14-10).
RebuildNH’s recommendation? Run for office. Get politically active. Try again next session. Keep trying to put one over on the other side, while they keep trying to put one over on you. Keep treating the public school system as a political football, in a game where three different bodies (the legislature, the executive, and the judiciary) are constantly moving the goalposts in unpredictable ways.
Yeah, that approach has worked really well so far, hasn’t it? Why do liberals seem to be so much better at this game than conservatives? Consider that, like Calvinball, the game itself operates largely without principles, which means that people who believe in principles aren’t likely to be the ones who win it.
Trying to get your child an education by reforming the whole public school system is like trying to cover the world in leather to avoid stepping on stones. It’s simpler to wear shoes.
If you’re fighting for your own children, there is a much simpler way to win this fight, and the next one, and all the ones after that: Get your kids out of public schools.
There’s nothing you can do to stop the inevitable implosion of the public school system. The most you can do is slow it down — cut some spending here (even as it grows overall), block a radical program there (even as new ones are springing up). But while you’re working on that, your kids aren’t being educated, they’re being indoctrinated.
Every year, there are new and better options for working families who realize that for their own children, public schools are less likely to provide an opportunity than they are to impose an opportunity cost. Get to know some homeschooling parents in your area, and find out what you’re missing. You’ll be astonished.
Your kid’s mind is a terrible thing to waste.
