If there were complete separation of school and state, how would the government be involved in any way in the indoctrination of children?
All the nation's children would attend **private** schools, or educational settings chosen by the parent.
As for vouchers, tax credits, and charters, I see these as a means to build the private infrastructure needed for complete privatization.
The government has deliberately created a price-fixed cartel system of schools that is giving its service away for tuition-free. That creates a horrific business climate for the formation of private schools, and as a result there are many counties in the U.S. that have NO private schools. They can't compete against a price-fixed cartel that is tuition-free. Therefore...tax credits, vouchers, and charters can be a means to move to complete privatization.
The goal of vouchers, tax credits, and charters should be creating a private infrastructure and then moving to having parents and private charities pick up the full cost of tuition.
By the way...If individuals were permitted
I could not have said it as well. Excellent.
Big "if" considering the Founders endorsed public schools.
As for vouchers, tax credits, and charters, I see these as a means to build the private infrastructure needed for complete privatization.
I see them as a means for competition. The Founders never envisioned that public schools would have a virtual monopoly in schooling the children, of course they never envisioned much of the power of the government these days. Vouchers can break that lock. Right now the average person sending a child to private school pays twice: through taxes and tuition. Vouchers make it fair.