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[Well, gee, when I sign up to take drivers ED, showing up is not voluntary either]

National Guard units are reserve components of the United States Military and, as such, they are required to meet standards established at the Federal level.

["Greatest Generation" they did all that without a federal school system, and they did it better.]

The Greatest Generation spoke English and they were generally united by common cultural and religious beliefs to a far greater extent than the inhabitants of the United States are today.

What you are suggesting would divide and weakness us even further. And If you're suggesting that state National Guard units should refuse to follow Federal orders, then what you are suggesting is tantamount to civil war.

I Said: ["Greatest Generation" they did all that without a federal school system, and they did it better.]

You Said: The Greatest Generation spoke English and they were generally united by common cultural and religious beliefs to a far greater extent than the inhabitants of the United States are today.

And you think public schools are gonna fix this?

You Said: What you are suggesting would divide and weakness us even further. And If you're suggesting that state National Guard units should refuse to follow Federal orders, then what you are suggesting is tantamount to civil war.

I have no idea where you got the NG disobeying orders thing, but it was not from me.

I speak English and three dialects of Chinese, so?

All I am saying is that A) the kid cannot be held responsible, he's six, handicapped, and not old enough to be responsible. B) Mainstreaming can be done wrong, or it can be done right. C) Adults, people who are and can be responsible should be making the choices to help all children as much as they can. D) it would be easier to do without Uncle Sam looking over our shoulder. Hard and fast, Zero Tolerance type rules will always be wrong for many of the people. I would rather have my town run my school with money I voluntarily give them, instead, we pay taxes to the County, State and Federal governments who then tell us if we will keep their rules and teach from their lesson plans, they will give some of our money to our schools administrator who will proceed to hold our kids hostage for a raise.

You seem to like this system, all I ask is don't drag me down into your private hell, OK? Cause I'm for lighter tax burdens, smaller government (including schools) and freer, more rugged americans.