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What makes Virtual Education so darn good
April 16, 2008 | | Leave a Comment
As I sit here writing this, we have moved our “school” to Tallahassee for a work day before and the day at the Capital on Tuesday. Saying that I marvel at the fact that we don’t have to miss one day of school, we can participate in an event that brick and mortar students (most) may never do, and our kids get to experience first hand the legislative process. Wow! What a great educational program!
Parents; remember one thing. These children are OURS. The law may mandate that we HAVE to educate, but we have the right to CHOOSE HOW WE DO IT. If they say we must… WE must insist that we have the right to say HOW it is done. If you don’t know, FLorida law allows home schooling since 1985 and Florida law allows “Schooling at home” since 2003. This is an eductional choice we have made, and we now must let our voices be heard loud and clear above the normal din that we want to be treated the same. “TREAT US THE SAME!” Our school is no different in stature than the one on the corner or the one down the block. “TREAT US THE SAME.”
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This is the time in this struggle, that we now must all link arms, and symbolically campaign together and in large numbers. We must talk to the legislators who work FOR US and let them know that we must be TREATED THE SAME AS ANY SCHOOL. “TREAT US THE SAME!”
If you can’t be here with us be here in spirit. Register now, if you haven’t with the coalition. Do it now, while you think about it. Be here with a letter or an email, nicely worded to the legislators from your district letting them know that your vote for them was given to them and they represent you. Let them know on this issue you want them to vote for the support of and the continuation and increased limits for virtual education. You must tell them this is a bellweather issue for you and your family, and you will expect nothing less. Let them know this is not a give and take issue for you. This is for our children and we want to have them TREAT US THE SAME.
Today we campaign for our children. Our children campaign for tomorrow. We campaign for real CHANGE. We campaign so the program that has meant so much for us is around for the children to come. TREAT US THE SAME. The mantra is school choice. We’ve made our choice. TREAT US THE SAME.
