Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2001 18:59:06 -0000
From: auvenj@mailcity.com
Subject: [lpaz-Pima] Re: Republic calls for homeschooling "oversight"
To: lpaz-Pima@yahoogroups.com
Reply-To: lpaz-Pima@yahoogroups.com


--- In lpaz-Pima@y..., "David Green" <deeegeee@e...> wrote:
> 1.  Do you believe that an adult who received an inadequate 

education is at greater risk for ending up on welfare or in prison 
than if he or she had received an adequate education?

Yes...although there shouldn't be welfare or people to be "at 
greater risk for".

> 2.  If so, do you believe that the State has the right to intervene 

in the childhood years?

No.  Children who receive an inadequate diet are at greater risk for 
health complications.  There are some who would argue very 
strenuously (with some statistics to back it up) that children who 
receive an inadequate indoctrination in the teachings of Jesus Christ 
are more likely to end up in prison.  Where does it end, David?

The fact that something...anything...poses "a risk to children" does 
NOT give the state carte blanche to intervene.  The state's role is 
to protect the fundamental rights of individuals, "life, liberty, and 
the pursuit of happiness".  It is not to protect individuals from 
risk, or to insure that their pursuit of happiness is easy or 
successful.

> 3.  If so, is there a less intrusive measure than annual testing 

available to determine whether a child is receiving an adequate 
education?

N/A...see above.

I really do liken our education to our food syste.  Parents are 
responsible for feeding their kids, and kids do in fact suffer if 
parents screw up this job.  Shall the state therefore require every 
child to undergo a comprehensive physical at a government health 
clinic each year to be sure their parents are feeding them right?  
Sadly, there are many collectivists out there who will gladly jump up 
and say, "yes".  Annual testing is no different from requiring a 
physical at a government health clinic.  It is equally offensive to 
the principles of freedom.

--Jason Auvenshine


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