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Do Good, or Else!
-Another Good Reason to Homeschool
By Mr. John Fallon
This is a true story about a little boy who is in
preschool. He loves the work and is proud of his papers which
he pastes on the wall in his room for all to see.
One day the teacher made up a test for the class and after
it was over she said all the children who did not get over a
certain percentage of the test correct, had to leave the room
and the other children were going to get ice cream.
When the ice cream came, he and two other little children
were led out of the classroom and into a room by themselves
because they did not meet the standards set by the principal.
When he got home crying, he started to tear up all his
papers from school. His mother asked him why he was crying and
tearing up all his school papers when he liked going to school
learning, and he related what happened.
His mother made an appointment with the teacher to tell
her how sordid it is for professional people to do this to
little children. She was told it is policy instituted by the
principal.
My wife and I think it is a terrible thing to do to any
group of people let alone little children under six years of
age. I guess this is some of the reason for home schooling to
be getting so much attention nowadays.
Editor’s Note: The boy Mr. Fallon speaks of is his five
year old grandson. This took place in a public school in
Eustis, Florida. The little boy’s mother told me that the
principal told her this policy was initiated to motivate
students to achieve higher test scores, but in her son’s case,
it backfired. It didn’t matter that her son did exceptionally
well in school all month, but because he didn’t perform to the
principal’s specifications this particular testing day (he
could only count to 50, instead of to 100) he was escorted out
of the room, and denied a treat with his classmates. The
principal declined to change her policy. Perhaps she is more
interested in test scores than encouraging a natural desire to
learn.
Used with permission from the Homeschool Gazette
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