Even though my spouse and I have post graduate college, we could not seem to teach it to our kids. In fact, one counselor suggested that our educational level was so high that some of the kids were giving up as they felt that they couldn't compete. This seemed amazing to us because we never insisted on college but usable skills. However, we know many many folks who are not educated enough to teach the needed skills to their kids. We ran into this when we took in abused and neglected kids from the neighborhood. One of my son's girlfriend's had never seen a napkin, and regularly had 2 colas for breakfast. She could not remember what towns they had lived in so she could do a resume. Many kids have no experience with using checking accounts instead of check cashing services. They didn't know how to dress for job interviews or to fill out applications. I had long arguments with foster sons that it was not "normal" to be evicted every month because the money was spent on drugs. If everyone home schools, the elite will have an even greater advantage. My mom is very well read and very intelligent. But, she didn't finish high school till I was almost grown. How could she have prepared me for a science degree in college? My spouse and I got college educations because we worked our way through and in the 1960s and 1970 there used to programs for public education for the poor as part of the "war on poverty". _______________________________________________ Crashlist resources: http://website.lineone.net/~resource_base To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/crashlist
