[Red Phillips]

No good conservative should teach in public (government) schools, because there should be no government schools. Only private and home schools. This little idea that the parents should actually provide education for their kids instead of fobbing it off on the rest of society. But I wouldn't expect you to understand that, since you are defending a Commie.

(As an aside, I do think it is important to judge people by what the morality of their day was, and not just by the morality of our day. For example, in that light it is easier to understand why Washington and Jefferson were slave owners. So there might be a time when you would go easier on an American leftist who was sympathetic to Communism. But by the 50's and 60's the evils of Communism were no secret. MLK has no excuse for his Commie sympathies.)

[amosmoses]

What a crock! Public schools have been around a lot longer than you neo-con anti-school types. Try like a couple of centuries. I know many fine americans that teach in schools. They doing thae best they can with what thet have to work with. Its not the teachers, NEA, unions etc, its the little sh#t heads that so called parents send to school everyday thats causing the problem. Think you can solve that problem by setting up a voucher system? think again.

[mrustow]

Don't forget that thousands of freedmen became slave owners, as well.