That is the role of their parents, not of compulsory school attendance. For one thing, as you may have noticed, it is impossible for a mass school facility to accommodate the varied expectations of families with different political views. They should not be expected to try.
it is impossible for a mass school facility to accommodate the varied expectations of families with different political views.
exposure of children to the workings of the body politic has nothing to do with the sundry political leanings of the parents...or are you suggesting that civics not be taught so as to ameliorate possible discord...?
Again I disagree. When I was a kid we learned civics, I.e. we learned how the government works. I am not talking about political views. I am talking about the houses of government, electoral college, separate but equal,....
Kids today do not understand the history of this nation, the constitution,...........
And if you are counting on parents to teach all of that to their kids, 90% will never get the memo.
Schools don't teach it anymore because the leftist that took over the school want to dumb down the steeple.
“That is the role of their parents, not of compulsory school attendance. For one thing, as you may have noticed, it is impossible for a mass school facility to accommodate the varied expectations of families with different political views.”
“as I may have noticed”? Really? How condescending.
Maybe you should consider volunteering at your nearest ACLU office. This isn’t religion where families have different views and are responsible for their children’s religious education. This is American Civics. Public schools should cover all American events that are Constitutionally established; it’s not partisan. (Indoctrination and partisan activities are off limits, of course.)
In the ‘60s I had to endure endless wet-sloppy-kiss screeds about JFK’s inauguration and assassination in an American public school. Our family was anti-JFK but we understood that it was part of American history and added to our knowledge base.
American children learning about the American Constitution and traditions in American public schools is not a bad thing. We did it in school ‘50s and ‘60s and I don’t think we’re forever scarred. Tap-dancing around it turns out the snowflakes that are polluting our country now.
If families have a problem with that, then they need to relocate to a country where they’d be more comfortable. And God bless them, wherever they go.