Exactly my point. We're told that some children aren't taught these things at home, and therefore it should be taught in the schools. Sex ed, character ed, drivers ed, and now, apparently, gun safety ed.
But then, through the courts, some Michael Nudow comes along and says his rights are somehow infringed because of the way (fill in the blank) is being taught. So the majority of the parents lose to a minority thanks to the courts, and next thing you know they're teaching the kids gun safety courses without telling them what a gun is or why you should be safe around it. Don't want to upset little Johnny and Suzie by telling them it might kill someone if you put it in the hands of an idiot.
Maybe it's an unrealistic scenario, but some things need to be kept at the house and out of the schools, and I'm tired of seeing the schools attempt to usurp my authority over my children at every turn. And that's what this looks like to me.
You should like this then:
http://waysandmeans.house.gov/hearings.asp?formmode=view&id=954
Which would you rather have them taught in government schools.
My State Rep was one of the co-sponsors on the bill, I had the opportunity to thank him in person this evening.
No. It's definately an unrealistic scenario.
You're pulling hypotheticals out of your hat with no other result but failure as an option.
Schools do manage to occasionally teach a kid to read you know.