Education
“Today’s students are tomorrow’s leaders. Our students must be afforded the best opportunities for them to learn, whether those opportunities exist via a public, private, or home educational setting. Parents’ rights must be respected and their right to a say and a choice regarding their children’s educations must be recognized.” –Ben Loyola
Our nation once had the world’s greatest educational system. Nationally, now we lag behind others. We will never remain the world’s premier economic and military power if we don’t return to our former status as the world’s leader in education. Our nation’s future leaders are today’s students.
The solution is not simply more spending or throwing more money at the problem. The fundamental right of parents to have a say in the process must be valued. A homeschooling family needs to be afforded the same access to resources as a family that elects to enroll their children in public schools. Vouchers must be instituted as an option in order to give parents a true choice when determining the method of education for their children.
Too many families are forced to send children to sub-par school systems because they cannot afford better education and because those schools have no competition for funds. We learned from Communist Cuba and the U.S.S.R. that a lack of competition leads to a sub-par product and a sub-par workforce. Competition amongst public and private schools for funds and students must be encouraged. This will lead to an improved school system nationwide.
