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“Metmom doesn’t disagree about the evil, I don’t think. Shew avoided that evil until her children were adults or nearly so. The lack of civility here isn’t the call of evil, it is the attacks against those calling the NEA system evil by those defending it.”

Well..I hadn’t read through many of the last posts prior to PINGING you...
I pinged you only because METMOM PINGED you so I didn’t want to “leave anyone out” who had been active in the discussion.

I see now, after reading your posts, that you believe that public education is evil. You also believe it is organized child abuse. You also believe that it is an evil error..

I, however, was agreeing with METMOM that this thread..and so many, MANY of the other education threads has deteriorated into an unproductive mess.

I have expressed a desire to be able communicate with education professionals from the private/public and homeschooling arenas in order to benefit my sons.

Is it wrong to want to do so?
Is it wrong to bristle at the FACT that I KNOW if I ask a question regarding curriculum/sports/activities for my children that question will be used as fodder to bash public education?
Is it wrong to be frustrated with the FACT that I respect homeschoolers/ private schoolers and am frequently not afforded the same respect? Additionally, it is implied that I abuse my children by sending them to public school...also, that I participate in child abuse by working at public school?

I will continue to be frustrated by the barrage of insults hurled at those involved (as parents/professionals or both) in Public School.

I will continue to wish that there was a place (such as an online, conservative forum) where I could communicate with private/public/homeschoolers regarding curriculum/sports/activities....

I will continue to think that FR should be such a place.

MOsby, I desperately wish there was a safe forum here to ask those types of questions. You might be surprised to know how many folks have freepmailed me over the years to ask very specific questions about reading problems, reading programs, SAT prep, AP course selection, appropriate books for a certain age level, and a huge variety of early childhood issues. I've had significantly more home-school parents ask questions than public school parents. I have kept all of these questions in strict confidence, even though some have revealed glaring problems. I've never used these as my own fodder for saying "see! see! home schooling has problems too!" or "OMG! How can you even think to do this to your child!" Even though I was never asked to be discreet, I am because I am a professional and don't feel it is right to take a specific situation and generalize it into a nation-wide problem.

It would be lovely to have a safe place to ask questions, one where folks with expertise could share without holding back for fear of gloating and accusations from others.

Guess I can wish, huh?

No amount of “good will” can make Planned Parenthood less evil. Until the NEA/government system stops preaching free love and abortion, those who support that evil need to be reminded of the million babies a year that support helps murder. Working for a system that encourages evil is the active support for evil. Sorry if that is too blunt, but there it is.