[HSList]The Public School Experiment
Melissa Wise
Hi Vic,
> Attaining anything worthwhile seldom comes without sacrifice.
I have a friend who would disagree with your terminology here....as
do I.
Allow me to elaborate,
To sacrifice means to give up something more valuable to achieve
something less valuable, in the instance of giving up a nicer place,
staying home and 'garage sailing' to home school our kids, is not a
sacrifice. I think for all of us on the list, including you, don't
believe homeschooling is sacrificial, it's choice. It's freedom.
As for the monetary stuff, and I know you'll agree with me on this
one, it makes good sense to be good stewads of our money.
I am driving a nicer car, because the amount of money we were
budgeting for the77 Cadillac every month for gas and repairs equaled
the amount of money for a new car payment. The house we are moving to
is 2734 sq ft, where as the one we are currently in is just over 900
sq ft, the house payment will only be about one or two hundred
dollars more....granted, it's in another state...but it's a necessary
move.
So based on the sacrificial modle, we aren't experiencing it, and I
believe it to be a false modle. Or a false God. I guess it comes back
around to choice...we get to choose what we believe, based on
societies (very often) mis-perceptions rather that what we know to be
true in our hearts and our selves.
I believe, (and we all know the power of belief) that we can have it
all, easily, without sacrifice, it just means making well thought out
choices, and decisions.
Here's the sacrifices that I have given up for my kids...
I don't jay walk,
I don't skydive,
I don't race cars
I don't go white water rafting...
At this time in my life...because they are still expecting me to come
home and be there for them. And I still need to be there for them. So
I guess it's not really a sacrifice for me then is it? Since I need
to be a mother more than I need adrenaline hits. After they're on
their own...well, that's another story. ; )))
Food for thought,
Melissa
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Melissa Wise
mw...@simreal.com
TIM BANDY
In a message dated 5/5/98 2:39:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VLJe...@aol.com
writes:
<< Unfortunately, soft Americans (the "me" generation) have forgotten how to
make sacrifices for worthy goals. >>
Amen
Tim B.
TIM BANDY
<< I take it you don't know the states get a significant portion of their
education dollars fom the federal government in the form of grants & such. >>
I am aware of this. Actually, the proportion is small but it is enough to get
control. The states contribute much more to their local schools than does the
Fed, but state dollars have strings as well. Those strings are more
controllable by voters than are Fed strings. Socialists (I call them the un-
socialists as they deny their Marxism) go for Washington, bureaucratic and
especially court generated action, as they learned forty years ago that they
can circumvent the Democratic process (imposed their will on the majority) by
exerting influence at the Fed level.
TIM BANDY
In a message dated 5/5/98 2:44:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, VLJe...@aol.com
writes:
<< Which brings to mind something I found out this summer. Did you know that
our
"conservative, down-size government" legislature of 1996 passed a bill that
had a provision buried in >>
How about President Reagan, the conservative god to many? Mr. tax reduction
man. It is not just the Democrats who run scams on the people and go on to
press their own agendas. Reagan, just like his student Governor John Engler
of Michigan and Vionovich of Ohio, focus voters on the income tax, as if that
is our only tax. They reduce the income tax, or get some insignificant "tax
break" only to go about increasing every little special tax around and adding
as many as possible. It was under Reagan that the IRS went out of control and
began treating every audited citizen like a criminal. You could say, Reagan
cuts income taxes and has the tax collector put the squeeze on us. He also
enacted an unfair estimated tax on tips, increased vice and luxury taxes, and
he doubled the self-employed and small businessman's social security tax.
Governor Engler learned well from his hero Ronald Reagan. He is constantly
raising gasoline taxes, boat licenses, and every other license there is and he
tries every year to increase sales taxes again. He has raised cigarette taxes
so much that there is now a significant decrease in sales and substantial and
growing cigarette smuggling going on. His answer? Increase border patrols
and crack down on smuggling. Sounds like something people like him accuse
Democrats of doing, name poor economic policy thinking. I am surprised that
Ohio's governor has not used this situation as an excuse to match Michigan's
cigarette tax. (I know why he doesn't. Neighboring Kentucky is a tobacco
state, so there is no state cigarette tax. Ohio already has a cigarette
smuggling problem.
Tim B.
b...@webtv.net
Yes, and the worthy goals are their children. How easy one can lose
sight of the simple things in life, like our pure and loving children.
Zehra