{"id":18125,"date":"2021-05-09T07:46:16","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T14:46:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=18125"},"modified":"2021-05-09T07:46:16","modified_gmt":"2021-05-09T14:46:16","slug":"overnight-news-want-your-kids-to-thrive-get-their-school-out-of-the-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/18125\/overnight-news-want-your-kids-to-thrive-get-their-school-out-of-the-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Overnight News: Want your kids to thrive? Get their school<\/em> out of the\u00a0way."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cIt’s tragic, isn’t it, how often children today are deprived of the opportunity to discover\u00a0work?\u201d<\/p><\/div>Charter schools deliver what public schools can’t: Actual taxpayer-funded education.<\/em> On-line charter schools deliver what no in-person school can do: Education without bullying.<\/p>\n

It’s fun to watch them selling it: Short kids, pudgy kids \u2013 even a literal red-headed step-child. As noted below, charter schools are answering the “what for?” and “what’s next?” questions better. One on-line charter we know is offering free summer-school \u2013 which is simply bald-faced loss-leader recruitment.<\/p>\n

I’ve never been crazy about the charter school idea, because you can’t take government money without the government eventually taking over. That hasn’t happened so far, and the teacher’s unions have been remarkably obtuse about the charter movement \u2013 so it still works for now. And the simple fact of competition and innovation in education is wonderful, whatever the downstream risks.<\/p>\n

Grasshoppers make war on merit because it shames them: The spotlight of excellence silhouettes their sloth and envy. If you would proudly proclaim that you never feed your children poison, make sure no one is poisoning their minds all day while you’re working.<\/p>\n

Homeschooling by Aristotle is the ideal, with everything else falling short. Charter schools \u2013 on-line or in-person \u2013\u00a0deliver what public schools won’t, and they mitigate the dogma and bullying. Ultimately, the hard work is all on the kids, but charter schools provide more opportunities and present fewer obstacles to their thriving.<\/p>\n

In other news:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Slate:<\/strong> Logjam! A journey to the heart of the lumber shortage.<\/a><\/p>\n

AP:<\/strong> California leaving: State population declines for first time.<\/a><\/p>\n

The College Fix:<\/strong> Texas Virtual Academy trains students to enter workforce right after high school.<\/a><\/p>\n

The American Mind:<\/strong> Schoolhouse Scapegoat: Joe Biden wants to instill racial hatred and resentment as the new American values.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt’s tragic, isn’t it, how often children today are deprived of the opportunity to discover\u00a0work?\u201dCharter schools deliver what public schools can’t: Actual taxpayer-funded education. On-line charter schools deliver what no in-person school can do: Education without bullying. It’s fun to watch them selling it: Short kids, pudgy kids \u2013 even a literal red-headed step-child. 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