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Funding for Homeschoolers!!!

by shanesgurl
(US)

Money for Homeschooling?

Public schools are given an average of $10,000 a year per child for their education. This is paid for by your taxes. So for those of us to choose to homeschool our children, I think it would be pretty fair that we get at least half of that, towards our childs homeschool education. Anyone up for getting a petition to get funding for us homeschoolers?

Could you imagine what you could do for your child's education with 5,000 dollars a year! I could take my kids to the Lincoln memorial, visit historical sites, buy them each a computer, buy memberships to special learning services online, text books, work books, etc... What COULD YOU do with $5000 towards your child's education?

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Oct 23, 2010
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No More Entitlements! Not even for us!
by: Sally

As much as I would love to have an extra $5000 per child for "school" (who's kidding whom - that $ would be spent on a new car and a nice vacation), where do you think that money would come from? From the government? There is no such thing as government money -- that money is ours! That is TAX money. Paid by you and me. No more entitlement programs!! Not even for my benefit. Keep your hands out of my pockets.

Oct 24, 2010
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thank you for your contribution: however....
by: Anonymous

As you can see from about the third sentence in the story above, I mention that OUR taxes pay for our children to go to public schools. What I am asking is that if I choose to home school my children, that money should go to me for their education instead of the school they are no longer going to getting it. This is NOT an entitlement program, this is you keeping your tax dollars instead of the school and government keeping it. The government shouldn't get to keep it, if they are not using it, and they are not going to continue to use my tax dollars for my childs education on their war agendas. It is proven that children who are homeschooled score at least 25% higher on tests than those children attending public school, so they are obviously not putting the money to good use anyway. I can do more with that money than they could. And lets face it- it is MY money, so I could do with it whatever I please. And I think that at least most homeschooling parents would make sure that the money was put to good use in their childs education. Homeschoolers already pay a pretty good penny out for their children's education anyway, for things like worksheets, books, computer programs, lesson plans, website memberships, etc... Imagine how much easier it would be to give your child the education they need with a little extra money that was yours to begin with... So while I understand your point of view. Please take a moment to understand our point of view... We LOVE our children, and we KNOW that public education is not serving the best interests of our children and their educational needs, and at least I, refuse to continue to let the government use my tax dollars for MY child's education to continue their warmongering agendas. We are ENTITLED to keep our money and use it in our children's education...
Thank you...

Apr 03, 2011
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I am with you
by: Anonymous

I have a son with half a heart, his immune system of course is next to nill. I can not put him in a public school for that reason also for the simple reason when I asked if they would be able to monitor his color and breathing periodically and on the playground they simply suggested I put him in a special ed class. The kids in that class get more medical attention. I explained that my son is not mentally needing that class just needs to be looked after. What would it hurt them to get to know my son and just keep an extra eye on him. So I am now choosing to homeschool, since I will be fulfilling their job why should they get to keep that 10K when I am doing their job just because he is enrolled in their public school? I will be teaching him and following "THEIR" curriculum!!!! Talk about a sham! Thats the government though! When he was born and had open heart surgery at 1 day old I asked the county for help and they said sorry...... But my crackhead sister inlaw goes to the county and says "I'm a single mother and need help financially and I am using IV drugs" They gave her cash aid, food stamps, housing, and therapy with medi-cal!!! Thats putting mine and your tax dollars to good use, RIGHT!!???!

May 18, 2011
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I'm all for it!
by: Anonymous

If we are saving the government money by keeping our kids at home to school them whether by choice or illness, it only makes sense that we get that tax break.Why should should we be forced to pay for what we do not use or benefit from. I homeschool because My Son was diagnosed with ADHD and Mood Disorder. It makes unruly even with an assistant in class by his side. He's not mean, but he has problems with Sensory processing. I had to pull him out for the Teacher's sake and his. We should definitely get our funds back by way of a huge tax break and them some.

Jun 08, 2011
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HELP, please?
by: Anonymous

My son is legally blind and autistic and was just expelled and he can not return to the school, ever. Researching home=schooling options. email me if you have any suggestions klong4665@comcast.net - thank you

Oct 06, 2011
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Theory but not practical! LOVE it!
by: Anonymous

While I too homeschool all four of my kids (TALK ABOUT $$$! That is $40,000 a YEAR I would LOVE to use towards our educational activites.) and "save" the gov't the cost they would otherwise put into the public school system there is a big problem with this train of thought. I would LOVE to have a tax break because I am not requiring these tax dollars to be spent on MY family however, my parents who are retired also pay for public schools and have not had a child in a school system for over 20 years. Should they then not have to pay taxes for their lack of using this portion of the gov't?

Once we start sectioning off the parts of gov't we do not use or support we have a mess. A much better solution would be for the public gov't to get out of education ALL TOGETHER - but that is even more unlikely than me getting a tax break for homeschooling. So I will continue homeschooling my children because I know it is the best option for their development and not wait for the gov't to give me back anything for it.

May 01, 2012
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taxes NEW
by: Anonymous

Agreed! We own a home in Texas and $980 a year of our property taxes goes to the school system that my child does not even attend because I homeschool!

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