As for private schools...a lot of the chest thumpers who run them seem to require a vast premium from parents to be able to afford to send them...even the religious schools.
I don’t think public schools ought to be churches, but I think they ought to more reflective and supportive of the values of the communities that run them. So litle Johnny put a little ditty of the baby Jesus on his paper...did he write the paper well...following the proper rules of grammar and spelling? The schools simply ought to concentrate on the standards even if little Mark states his reservations regarding evolution...if he at least understands the thrust of the science, does he have to be penalized if he writes a protest view! I got high marks in biology though I argued with the teacher all the time...but he knew I understood both sides of the issues and my test scores were good...if bio teachers could be as flexible as mine was, I wouldn’t mind the evo crap being taught. But the issue doesn’t die because many bio teachers aren’t flexible and they are not supportive of traditional community values...thus you find that folks revolt against such teachers and what they are teaching.
Science teaches a rigorous methodology in the investigation of the universe...but it can’t fill the heart nor give answers in areas that logic can’t bridge!
well said
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