I’ve always felt that one of that education was one of the few legitimate roles of government.  The problem I’ve always had with government education, however, is that the government runs it as a monopoly.  Rather than seeking to facilitate education, our government is now trying to dominate it.

Telling the average citizen that they cannot take it upon themselves to educate their own children, even if those parents agree to abide by certain standards of education, is not in keeping with the spirit of a free society to my mind.  Where once the government offered education in order to meet demand from citizens, government has now overreached and is requiring that students go to schools where the curriculum outline is designed by its own bureaucrats.

Yes, we still have private schools which aren’t likely to go anywhere any time soon, but those concerned with the issues of liberty should feel a cold shiver run down their spine at the news of this ruling in California.  Our government is no longer providing education as a service to we citizens but is instead requiring education be done as it defines in schools that it runs.  Or at least regulates.

And you can bet that once the home schoolers are done away with, the government’s focus will shift next to the private schools.  Because government indoctrination centers is exactly where this slippery slope leads.