Punished for Choosing Home
Apr. 10, 2006 at 5:26 PM
Homeschooling
Many homeschoolers here in the US take government funds to defray the costs of homeschooling. Free money is rarely free. The government expects something in return. It may not be immediately obvious but don't be fooled into thinking their not expecting something in return.A prominent female member of the Dutch parliament has proposed fining college-educated Dutch women who choose to be homemakers rather than work. Sharon Dijksma, deputy chairwoman of the Dutch Labor Party, provides yet more evidence that feminism was never about giving women choices but about destroying the family in order to enhance the power of the state."
A highly-educated woman who chooses to stay at home and not to work -- that is destruction of capital," Dijksma said, according to the English-language Brussels Journal on March 31."
If you receive the benefit of an expensive education at society's expense, you should not be allowed to throw away that knowledge unpunished." In the Netherlands, the state pays for college tuition.
Thus, too, the logic of socialism: The people are taxed heavily, then provided with "free" services, and then, because the government has deigned to return some of the people's tax money back to them, politicians and bureaucrats get to run the people's lives.
The President's Commission on Higher Education is still at work "reforming" our nation's universities . Part of the reform plan may include subsidizing at least two years of college. Remember, the whole goal is to prepare a workforce to compete in the global economy for the 21st century. When Secretary of Education Spellings introduced the commission she talked about getting a better return on their "investment". Just what is she envisioning? Is a stay at home mom baking cookies and homeschooling a positive return or would that be considered a waste of tax payer money! It all depends on who you ask.
(HT: Homeschool Buzz)
Related Tags: feminism, education, homeschooling, Mommy Wars, socialism, Spellings, higher education, NCLB
4 Comments and Trackbacks
posted by AmaniS on Apr. 10, 2006 at 5:38 PM
Ok, I can understand they want their money back, but how much do they want?
What if you work for 1 year?
What about people who are in school forever?
What if you work 2 and then get fired? I am sure they are taking care of those people?
I think if the state makes an investment in someone education they are due something, but you have to ask the same for all people.
posted by spunkyhomeschool on Apr. 10, 2006 at 5:42 PM
I understand what you're saying. But remember for many of these people paying on their own isn't an option. And when does the accounting begin. At high school? Remember for many of these children university begins before the age of 18. Should they be responsible for paying that back? The fact of the matter is that this isn't about money but about control. The state seeks control over every aspect and decision of thier life.
posted by Heidistjohn on Apr. 11, 2006 at 2:17 AM
Hey spunky,
Interesting post , especially at this point in time. Kinda makes me think of all those "free" programs that really aren't free when the rubber hits the road.
And one more thing :) thanks for stopping by my blog. I read your review of "Created to Be..." and all can say is FISH ON! Thanks for the post.
Blessings!
heidi
www.firstclassclarkcounty.org
posted by My4LittleWomen on Apr. 20, 2006 at 11:33 PM
My MIL quoted someone her parents knew during the depression (though I've seen it elsewhere since, so I don't think it was original with this person, either), who had several daughters they were putting through college. This man said, "If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate an entire family." Seems like a pretty good return on your investment, there! (Um, presuming that you HAVE a family, which might be a stretch in some liberal countries.)