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To: Kaslin
Public schools used to be good when they would actually teach meaningful subjects and discipline students.

But amen to killing the Department of Education. Even if it was constitutional, judging by the performance of public schools these days, it should be shut down because it isn't doing anything.

11 posted on 09/29/2010 10:39:33 AM PDT by pnh102 (Regarding liberalism, always attribute to malice what you think can be explained by stupidity. - Me)
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To: pnh102
it should be shut down because it isn't doing anything.

Oh, it's doing things. Indoctrination and warehousing come to mind. Babysitting the wee ones so the parents can work an extra job and pay in more taxes.

23 posted on 09/29/2010 10:45:04 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast ( A window seat, a jug of elderberry wine, and thou.)
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To: pnh102

Also, there was more local control.

I went to a decent public school. Back when I was in high school in the 70s in Texas, the public schools had the best football teams and the best music programs along with decent academics. The private schools did not have those programs.

I’m in California not, and the public schools suck in our area. They don’t have good athletic programs or any arts. They have limited electives in high school. The only foreign language you can take is Spanish. The academics is lacking.

Needless to say, we’re sending our kids to a good private school that has the things that I used to get in public school. However, I will add that the private school is better. It’s Christian, and I love the Christian values being taught in the private school. I know the academics is also better than what I got in public school.


25 posted on 09/29/2010 10:51:53 AM PDT by luckystarmom
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To: pnh102

I don’t doubt it one bit, but with everything Government sticks it’s nose in the result is just the opposite


36 posted on 09/29/2010 11:37:04 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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