You are entitled to your opinion. Considering that the “government” schools are what the majority of Americans are using, I believe that all conservatives should be very involved in their schools.
Get on the local school board, and make changes. Force the local school boards to include those concepts you believe are important in the curriculmn.
I certainly never taught any socialism in my classes. In fact, the first few years, I taught elementary at a small country school. We said the pledge of allegiance, and said our prayers at snack time. No one reported us to the ACLU, so we got away with it.
Later I taught math, and there were plenty of ways that I was able to work public and personal fiscal responsibility into my lessons.
As to taxes for public schools, I have never begrudged them even though I haven’t had any children in school for almost 20 years. Besides everyone gets to vote on the county taxes for schools. I think federal funding for schools is unconstitutional, but that is unlikely to change at present.
Instead of scape-goating our institutions, maybe it is time to do what the socialists have been doing for the last century. Infiltrate, adn take back the schools, take back the news outlets, take back the entertainment industry that its spewing out unAmerican messages, and take back the political parties. Plenty of grassroots opportunity everywhere.
If your children are still in govt schools, pay attention to what is going on and get involved. Just my 2 cents. Take it or leave it.
***THAT IS THE VERY DEFINITION OF SOCIALISM!***
No amount of school board participation can change this, or change the lessons that children learn about government power when they attend government schools.
And,...Yes, government schools are **government** schools! They are owned by the government. They are run by the government. They are funded through taxes collected by the threat of police action than only the government can call into action.
Neither are government schools “public”. Mc Donalds is public. If anyone in the public can get there and can put down 89 cents for a hamburger, they are welcome to use Mc Donalds. Our parks are public. **Anyone** willing to pay the entrance fee can use them.
Government schools are highly, highly restricted by neighborhood boundary ( for the most part) or by other government regulation in regard to which children have government permission to use them. This results in the most racially, economically, socially, and class segregated institutions in America.
There is absolutely nothing in the private sector that matches the segregation found in government schools. It takes government to impose and enforce this type of segregation. ( For example Jim Crow laws.) People normally wouldn't sustain this on their own.
20 years from now, if the Marxists get their way with our health care system, there will be idiots claiming to be “conservatives”. They will say they don't mind paying taxes for Department of Motor Vehicle style health care system. Hey! Doesn't the voting mob get to vote for it? Instead of trying to privatize medical care, they will say, we must work with the health “board” ( when we are not busy with the school board) to bring in concepts we feel are important.
Government schools must be destroyed not infiltrated.
We must begin the process. We must demand charters, vouchers, and tax credits to help build the private infrastructure. Then we must gradually demand that parents take over the financial responsibility for paying for or providing their own children's education. ( With taxes being reduced on everyone.) Eventually, all education would be privately delivered with charity paying for the poor.