The late Sam Blumenfeld told me, back in 1989, that I should never put my children in a government school. His advice to me as a young father was perhaps the best I ever heeded. Here is an audio presentation that Sam made at a homeschool convention back in April of 1993 spelling out 18 reasons why parents should homeschool their children:
https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/shurtleffhal/episodes/2020-11-29T06_50_01-08_00
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