Untied Against Homeskooled Kidz
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Untied Against Homeskooled Kidz

Quote:Untied Against Homeskooled Kidz
by Erick Erickson

Posted: 05/27/2008

Both California and Tennessee have done their best to shut down the home school movement in the past year.  First California made it illegal to home school children unless the person teaching the child could show grade level certification.  Then Tennessee’s Board of Education ruled that diplomas from home school affiliated organizations were invalid to show proof of high school graduation.

Now, Subway has gotten involved.  The sandwich restaurant chain is holding a competition called “Every Sandwich Tells a Story.”  Children can win prizes for their schools.  But, the rules state, “Contest is open only to legal residents of the Untied States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted.” [Emphasis added]

Given the rate at which homeschooled children win the national spelling bee, perhaps Subway should have let a third grade home schooled student proof read its rules.  In addition to spelling “united” as “untied,” the prizes included a “gift bastket” in lieu of a “gift basket.”

As Home Education Magazine notes, “The presumed rationale for the exclusion is that the grand prize is athletic equipment for a school and that “home schools” aren’t organized schools and that the equipment is intended for a community, not a family.”  But there are two additional issues worth pointing out.

First, to echo Home Education Magazine, the anti-home school agenda in this country has been very successful at pushing the idea that children are not part of the community unless they are part of an organized government funded school.  The prizes could just as easily have had appropriate alternatives for home-schooled children.

Second, many home-school students affiliate with a group of home-school students for sports, tutoring, and general interaction.  It is very common for home-school students to get together for classroom style instruction and planned events.  Subway’s prizes would continue to be appropriate for such organizations, and would help those organizations. But Subway would rather disqualify a whole group of students whose parents have chosen education over indoctrination.
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Maybe Subway leaves a rancid taste in the mouth of these families who tend to overwhelminly Christian. Does Subway dislike Christians?
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Ben Johnson Wrote:Maybe Subway leaves a rancid taste in the mouth of these families who tend to overwhelminly Christian.  Does Subway dislike Christians?

Publik skool biggotz

Quote:Until this week, Texas-based retailer J.C. Penney thought the "HOME SKOOLED" T-shirt was cool enough to peddle on its racks in the kiddie section. Only after a heated e-mail and phone campaign by home schooling parents did the department store chain send a notice to J.C. Penney stores nationwide Wednesday advising them to remove the T-shirts. ...

Perhaps people offended by Subway will take similar action.

Quote:Never mind the certified loonies, self-aggrandizers, convicted felons, child rapists, and rip-off artists who make headlines every day for doing as they wish with other people's children under the government's cover, right?

So Michelle Malkin knows about DI and DD...Big Grin
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so children can be parked in big brother's lot being indoctrinated in all the wonderful achievements of post-WWII: diversity, feminism, war on terror, special interest rights, minority history months...while being bullied by minority thugs, being sold dope etc...
wow...
Thursdays there's a break, though...three hours watching 'hate the hate' series by award-winning director Ariel Bergsteintal ( 113 episodes )...
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Albert Hidel Wrote:Publik skool biggotz
...So Michelle Malkin knows about DI and DD...Big Grin

Not only is Michelle Malkin a brililiant writer, she's hot looking.  E.g.,

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Plus she is but one of many black conservative columnists out there (e.g., Thomas Sowell, Walter Williams, Deroy Murdock).  

With so many outstanding, clear-thinking black people available, that the first serious black candidate for president should be a socialist dimbulb loser like Obama...it's like waiting for Jackie Robinson and getting Mario Mendoza instead.
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Don Dresden Wrote:Not only is Michelle Malkin a brililiant writer, she's hot looking.

Check out her pom poms here.
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