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To: SecAmndmt

Well, thanks for calling me an ignorant fool.

I have 3 kids, all products of our local school system. They all enthusiastically worked and voted for McCain/Palin. They are self-supporting young adults, productive members of society.

All went to a major public university on 4 year scholarships, and they earned, among them, five engineering degrees. While in public school they earned National Merit, Eagle Scout and numberous other community and scholastic awards. All earned college-level credits in high school, enough to skip the freshman year of college.

They also shoot guns, hat tip to your screen name.

They are a product of the perfect combination: parents who care and who daily monitor their progress and their behavior, and teachers who know their subject and who are free to teach it with parental support.

I know more about this than you do, bub. Having done this right, I’ll pit my experience against yours any day.


146 posted on 11/05/2008 9:53:10 AM PST by Jedidah
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To: Jedidah

Congratulations on raising successful children in spite of the government schools.

Instead of being offended by my comments, you should do a little research.

I suggest you look at the Barna surveys (eg. 80% of Christian children leaving government schools leave with a socialist worldview). Also read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Harsh-Truth-About-Public-Schools/dp/1891375237

What you’ll see is that you are in the minority. Do you have an explanation why homeschooling families are so much more likely to consistently produce Christian, conservative voters?

I do. That’s why my children will never set foot in a government school.

Incidentally, I don’t consider enthusiastic work for a liberal, anti-gun, pro-abortion, big government Republican as prima facie evidence of a Biblical worldview, let alone a conservative worldview.


147 posted on 11/05/2008 10:25:13 AM PST by SecAmndmt (Arm yourselves!)
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