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Parent Post: Homeschool your kids.
dickie
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6/12/2026, 6:44:54 PM
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**Pay For It Twice** Public education is amazing. I'm told it's the most important thing in society. That's why I have to pay for it whether I use it or not. Then I homeschool my kids, so I get to pay for it again. The public school family gets teachers, buildings, buses, laptops, sports, breakfast, lunch, summer food programs, counselors, administrators, and administrators for the administrators. The homeschool family gets a tax bill. And if you ask for some of the money allocated for your own child, everyone suddenly becomes a fiscal conservative. "No, no, no. The funding belongs to the system." Interesting. Because every time the system has a problem, the solution is never less system. It's always more system. Low test scores? More funding. Behavior problems? More funding. Poor attendance? More funding. Declining enrollment? Believe it or not, more funding. At this point I'm convinced public education operates like a steam locomotive. No matter what happens, the answer is apparently more coal. The food programs are my favorite. The country has a childhood obesity rate several times higher than its underweight rate. Yet every discussion starts with: "What if a child gets hungry?" Brother, have you seen America? The national emergency is not that we're running out of calories. The average citizen is carrying three winters of emergency rations at all times. Then there's the legal side. The government says every child must be educated. The government says public education is essential. The government will educate every child the district is required to serve. The government will feed them. Transport them. Give them a Chromebook. Provide counselors. Provide athletics. Provide administrators to administer the administrators. And in Maine, public schools generally require students to meet the state's vaccination requirements unless they have a medical exemption. No religious exemption. No philosophical exemption. Only medical. Which creates a funny contradiction. We're told every child has a right to a public education. Then we're told some children can't attend the public school system unless they meet the state's conditions. Suddenly homeschooling isn't some fringe lifestyle. It's the side door. The funny part is that I almost support that policy. If the vaccine rule keeps more kids out of the public school system, then for once the bureaucracy may have accidentally done something useful. Maine tried to tighten control and accidentally created a homeschool recruitment program. Public school: "Every child welcome." \*Terms and conditions apply.\* The entire thing feels like a loyalty program. Join Team Government and receive points redeemable for services. Breakfast. Lunch. Summer food benefits. Transportation. Sports. Laptops. Counselors. Programs. Committees. Task forces. Strategic planning sessions. And, of course, administrators. Raise and educate your own children and discover the exciting rewards tier known as \*\*Full Price\*\*. Buy your own books. Buy your own curriculum. Buy your own computer. Buy your own internet. Pay your own testing fees. Pay your own co-op fees. Provide your own transportation. Provide your own meals. Teach your own children. And keep paying for the system you aren't using. The homeschool parent eventually realizes an uncomfortable truth: The government doesn't hate homeschooling. That would require noticing you exist. You're just the guy paying admission to the amusement park while standing outside the fence.
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