[potlatch]

Another interesting ping for you!

[Maynerd]

Long overdue.

[goodnesswins]

"A teacher could very easily in a course of normal conversation express views, and I just don't know how you regulate that."

Well, you manage to "regulate" diversity and free speech for conservatives......so, I'm sure you'd figure something out..../sarcasm.

[longtermmemmory]

I get the impression the CSM is actually UPSET at this development...

[Jabba the Nutt]

"Concerned that public schools are becoming sites of liberal indoctrination,..."

Are becoming??? Public schools have always been sites of liberal indoctrination. That was their purpose on their founding by liberal Unitarian elitist Horace Mann.

Read Samuel Blumenfeld's "Is Public Education Necessary?" for the proof of my assertion. Amazon.com link. Historic Overview of the Development of Public Education, May 29, 2002

Reviewer: Adrian C Keister "keisterac1" (Radford, VA USA)

Mr. Blumenfeld does an excellent job bringing out the true history of public education, as Richard Owen and Horace Mann thought of it. He pays special attention to the conflict between the Calvinists (responsible for the American form of government) and the Unitarians. He rightly pinpoints the Unitarian take-over of Harvard as one of the most important and far-reaching events in the history of education. He chronicles the way in which the Unitarians copied the Prussian idea for a public school, delves into their motives, and comes to his conclusion. Incidentally, the motives the Calvinists had for education was to teach people how to read the Bible. The Unitarians wanted education to reform the world. Looking at the utter failure of education to reform the world, one can only come to the conclusion that the Calvinist ideal, while not appealing to all, worked very much better. There is no way to teach ethics and morality while attempting to leave religion out.

[freedomfiter2]

None have become law, but the movement has momentum:

It's about time. The biggest problem that conservatives have faced has been their unwillingness to go on the offensive. Winning 99% of the time with a purely defensive strategy results in defeat. We need to put the liberals on defense on every issue.

[LS]

Another response: Demand factual and accurate text materials.

[Born Conservative]

[Nataku X]

A teacher could very easily in a course of normal conversation express views, and I just don't know how you regulate that.

Apparently they have no problem doing just the same with religion. If public education can't be eliminated, then get rid of the districting system, let kids go where their parents want them to go, and lift ALL censorship on teaching. The market will sift the wheat from the chaff... the main reason why other nations succeed in education where we fail is wholly due to the monopolistic district system.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

POSTER BOY: Chris Bowler (left, with his parents) says Hudson (Mass.) High School took down posters for his conservative club and altered a yearbook photo so the group's Web address wouldn't show (right). The website links to footage of beheadings by Islamic extremists. The Rutherford Institute is suing the school. PHOTOS BY JOSH ARMSTRONG

Katie Rausch Tyler Whitney had trouble distributing his conservative paper in school.

Do you think K-12 public schools are becoming sites of liberal indoctrination?

Current tally:

No. 73.03 % (501)
Yes. 26.97 % (185)