I hadn’t read any of the other posts, just the one that caught my attention, Mr. Silverback’s and the FDR v. Carter comment.
I have read back now, some, and I wasn’t involved in that discussion or the public school thing. And for that all I can say is my kids attended and two still attend catholic grade school and two attend public high school and the two little ones will attend public high school. It doesn’t matter what either school teaches, outside of academics, because the foundations have been already set at home, imo. The catholic school has helped in raising out kids catholic but they’re a secondary factor.
I have two teens in public high school, excellent school and they’re honors/AP students and it will serve them well in college. And yes, some things they hear on the PA system or what they hear in their classes regarding abortion, homos, etc. doesn’t and shouldn’t have any impact on them since they’re not stupid. They and most of their classmates laugh at the gay historian of the day crap they hear over the PA system or Global Warming, or any other hot topic. Their school has that Silent Day thing for homos and my daughters tell me that 99% of the kids don’t follow it and even joke about those who do. They’re not buying what’s being sold.
Bottom line, imo, it’s ALL about the parents and it’s the parents responsibility to raise their kids. My teens come home and talk to me about what they learn in school, especially if it’s not what they’re learning at home. They always have and the younger ones in Catholic school do also.
However, I’m still not sure how public education became a part of the topic but I’m commenting on it, too. LOL. I put 2 kids through 9 years of catholic grade school and still have 2 to go. And, it’s expensive as hell! Parents are responsible for their kids and parenting isn’t always easy but to blame outside influences is a cop out imo. We all know how liberal public schools are but the home is the most important factor.
And as for using my post, I didn’t read the other posts prior to posting the first time so I didn’t know a discussion was ongoing. I wasn’t following the exchange just commenting on Mr. Silverback’s post, which I agreed with and replied to.
Maybe I should try reading the entire thread before posting, lol :) My posts would probably be more clear then.
FWIW I'm not sure I would pick FDR over Carter. Carter was fairly ineffective in his four years. FDR did major damage in his twelve years not the least of which was stacking the Supreme Court and changing its makeup to this day through that influence. FDR ushered in full blown socialist programs which has established an acceptance of them as appropriate in our republic.