My opinion is that a swat to the diaper of a toddler, which doesn't hurt as much as it scares, is the appropriate time to teach physical discipline. It sets up all future discipline when it is an alternative to outright rebellion. Go stand in a corner only works when the child will obey because he/she knows the alternative.
Just redirect the funding from whatever source to the children. Then let schools compete for students. It's just applying competition to schools like any other business.
If that had been the plan when my 5 kids were in school, then the fair market value of teaching at home (which saved the state half a million dollars) would have eased the burden considerably. It would change the calculus when making the financial decision on which choice to make.
Give the parents $10,000 per child and the responsibility to educate their children. At that rate, most taxpayers would get tax relief.
Historically, liberal meant more individual freedom and less government control. Thus the root of Liberal as well as Libertarian should suggest a healthy suspicion of the Government, particularly distant and centralized government.
But that changed in the 19th century with Lincoln who demanded strict government control over ALL PEOPLE though force of arms.
That is why I consider myself a 18th century liberal, a 19th century rebel, a 20th century conservative and a 21st century populist.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE never happens with Big Government.
Scale is everything. The left chooses the scale that benefits them for propaganda purposes. People generally have enough trouble with two dimensional thinking, much less three, four or five.
This is why we must be vigilant in pointing out the fallacies in their propaganda.
Did something happen to Roberts too? We keep having to replace compromised Justices that go rogue.