I love living in a country that understands that the people primarily responsible for making decisions about children’s welfare are those children’s parents — not the state. Did you read about those poor German immigrants in Tennessee?
I love being able to watch my children learn something completely new, I love watching them interact with the other “teachers” in their lives, and I love how natural they are at learning.
Homeschool is freedom. What a blessing.
MichaelG says:
Let’s hope all that freedom can survive the attention of educated people who think the founding of the country was some kind of scam.
On the founding of America, David Bercot made a must-listen 14-CD series of what went down. I bet you never heard it presented like this in school. You’ll never look at the 4th of July the same way again.
As for homeschooling, Google News yesterday showed an article about President Obama urging Americans on the Fourth of July to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence by securing liberty for their children, and right below there was another one about his government denying a family the liberty to homeschool.
Tim says:
“founded a national government so they could tax the poor people to pay back the money the rich people paid to fund the revolution.”
I’m afraid you’re incredibly ignorant of the ability of the government to collect taxes following the American Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation gave the National Government very little power to collect taxes, as it was pretty much optional for the states to pay and there were no repercussions if they withheld.
After the ratification of the Constitution the Federal Government was mainly funded by tariffs from international trade (there was no personal or corporate income tax prior to the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913).
Early on import duties accounted for 80%+ of Federal Revenues (with the remainder being excise taxes). Are you suggesting that the wealthy didn’t partake of imports and alcohol?
I am happy for the freedom to homeschool as well. I am thankful for those who lobby for homeschooling rights on a state and national level.
I didn’t even have to sign a form to say I was homeschooling, Texas just LEAVES ME ALONE about it. I like that.
Also love the photos – kids know how to find joy in their daily lives.
Great post!
Those photos look like freedom to me! :)
I love being free to homeschool.
I love living in a country that understands that the people primarily responsible for making decisions about children’s welfare are those children’s parents — not the state. Did you read about those poor German immigrants in Tennessee?
I love being able to watch my children learn something completely new, I love watching them interact with the other “teachers” in their lives, and I love how natural they are at learning.
Homeschool is freedom. What a blessing.
Let’s hope all that freedom can survive the attention of educated people who think the founding of the country was some kind of scam.
On the founding of America, David Bercot made a must-listen 14-CD series of what went down. I bet you never heard it presented like this in school. You’ll never look at the 4th of July the same way again.
As for homeschooling, Google News yesterday showed an article about President Obama urging Americans on the Fourth of July to live up to the words of the Declaration of Independence by securing liberty for their children, and right below there was another one about his government denying a family the liberty to homeschool.
“founded a national government so they could tax the poor people to pay back the money the rich people paid to fund the revolution.”
I’m afraid you’re incredibly ignorant of the ability of the government to collect taxes following the American Revolution.
The Articles of Confederation gave the National Government very little power to collect taxes, as it was pretty much optional for the states to pay and there were no repercussions if they withheld.
After the ratification of the Constitution the Federal Government was mainly funded by tariffs from international trade (there was no personal or corporate income tax prior to the ratification of the 16th Amendment in 1913).
Early on import duties accounted for 80%+ of Federal Revenues (with the remainder being excise taxes). Are you suggesting that the wealthy didn’t partake of imports and alcohol?