Is this Teacher's Response the Main Reason Parents Home School?
...Or do they? |
From Diane Ravitch's blog, Do Parents Always Know What is Best?.
The State Commissioner of Education John White memorably said in defense of school vouchers: “To me, it’s a moral outrage that the government would say, ‘We know what’s best for your child,’” White said.“Who are we to tell parents we know better?”
Ravitch printed a teacher's response to the superintendent's statement:
I am tired of this attitude about parents knowing what is best for their children. Parents are easily