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To: PatrickHenry
Religious parents should exercise the opportunity that has always been theirs. They should remove their children from state schools with their ''instruction manuals'' for turning them into secular liberals and place them in private schools -- or home school them -- where they will be taught the truth, according to their parents' beliefs.

This is exactly why my kids will never step foot in a government school. Also why I usually don't frequent these ridiculous crevo threads- I don't have a dog in this fight.

It's pointless for the two sides to come to an agreement over this issue. Overall, we should, as conservatives, agree that the government has no place in education, since they suck so bad at it.

12 posted on 12/28/2005 4:45:09 AM PST by ovrtaxt (I looked for common sense with a telescope. All I could see was the moon of Uranus.)
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To: ovrtaxt
It's pointless for the two sides to come to an agreement over this issue. Overall, we should, as conservatives, agree that the government has no place in education, since they suck so bad at it.

Well, first off, creation or I.D. should never be taught in science. The data provided by these people does not provide the basis to create a proper scientific theory that can be tested over and over. Usually it provides data that can be disproven.

Now this creationism etc. can be taught in religious courses since they are belief based.

As for the government sucking so bad at education, well I remember a time when most humans did not read or write. We have come a long way since then and thanks to education for everyone in countries like the USA, I think society as a whole is much better off.

Can it do better. Oh yes. Government has a place in education, may it be through grants to private schools or actual funding. I think that is what some parents want - a choice.

19 posted on 12/28/2005 4:58:56 AM PST by hawkaw
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To: ovrtaxt

It's pointless for the two sides to come to an agreement over this issue. Overall, we should, as conservatives, agree that the government has no place in education, since they suck so bad at it.

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Well said! Agreeing that government education is not healthy for our children and yet arguing that our only recourse is to ignore it, does not address the problem. Tax money should not be used for harmful agencies and institutions.


39 posted on 12/28/2005 6:01:25 AM PST by maica (We are fighting the War for the Free World and the media is not on our side.)
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To: ovrtaxt
Yep. We claim to believe in choice. Why are we fighting so hard to prop up a system inimical to our values? I'm happy the IDers lost. I don't think much of their mush that isn't even sound science but I think even less of their attempt to resuscitate a dying educational model. Its one we don't need.

(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")

215 posted on 12/28/2005 9:53:20 AM PST by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives On In My Heart Forever)
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