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To: wintertime
If you defend the continued existence of compulsory government education

There is no such thing as compulsory public education in this country. enrollment in an education program is required for children under a certain age, but this requirement can be met through public, private or homeschooling.

that I accuse **you** of wanting government to indoctrinate the nation's children with **YOUR** anointed religious worldview and to **establish** YOUR religious worldview.

And what religious worldview would that be? The view that math class should teach math, rather than religious dogma?

333 posted on 08/27/2008 11:33:00 AM PDT by Citizen Blade ("Please... I go through everyone's trash." The Question)
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To: Citizen Blade
There is no such thing as compulsory public education in this country. enrollment in an education program is required for children under a certain age, but this requirement can be met through public, private or homeschooling.

Government education is **compulsory** ( police enforced) for **ALL** children who parents can not ransom them from the government choke hold. The extra paid by parents in the form of private or home school expenses ( in addition to taxes paid to support the religiously NON-NEUTRAL government schools) is ransom.

And what religious worldview would that be? The view that math class should teach math, rather than religious dogma?

It seems that you strongly favor the compulsory, police enforced, government schools and the religious worldview promoted in them. I would assume that the religious worldview promoted by the government has much in common with your religious worldview?

Personally, in my homeschool I taught my children that math was a reflection of and example of a rational God. I taught them that is was our duty and responsibility to learn as much about this rational God's creations and his works as possible.

My 3 homeschoolers entered college at the ages of 13, 12, and 13. Each finished Calculus III and all college general courses by the age of 15. The two younger children finished a B.S. degree in mathematics by the ages of 18. The oldest of these two earned a masters in math at the age of 20. The youngest is currently working on a chemical engineering degree.

335 posted on 08/27/2008 11:45:24 AM PDT by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)
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