[Charles H. (The_r0nin)]

If you believe its unconstitutional government agency then you should probably not be carrying out its functions.

You are the one that insisted that we must deal with the reality of the situation and not the hypothetical (would you like me to find the quote?). The reality is, until my consistent votes to defund and rebuild the public education system are joined by enough other people to make it happen, the vast majority of kids will receive their education in public schools. So that is where I am needed most. I do more to help restore good, conservative moral values and constitutional priciples to our society every day I teach than you will do in your entire life on Free Republic. But I guess actual effort isn't equivalent to the right "sentiments."

Unless, of course, your position is that we should just abandon all those kids out of principle? Just give up on an entire generation? How noble of you to sacrifice their lives and education for your own ideas!

[Arkinsaw]

Unless, of course, your position is that we should just abandon all those kids out of principle? Just give up on an entire generation?

Nope, I just want them to fight for their rights as individuals rather than get used to the cameras, the peeing in the cups, the "take off that t-shirt", the checking for the right panties, the no-tolerance expelling for aspirins and butter knives, and censoring of stories in school newspapers that are political statements about the school system itself, and all the other instances. I want them to grow up to be free Americans and to know that their government does not have complete power over them.

These things may sound dangerous to you since you work in the system, but its more dangerous to raise a generation of kids who are used to being ordered about by the government in their daily lives and daily personal decisions.

I'll never agree that this is not the most important thing so we might as well just part ways.