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In reply to the discussion: Santorum bashes public schools, says they're stuck in factory era [View all]joeglow3
(6,228 posts)"They might try a religious school, willing to give them the basics for free, in return for heavy indoctrination (because, remember, you've removed the state and federal govt from this, so religious extremists will have a free hand in what gets defined as 'education'), but that screws them just as much - what chances do people have who get taught that science is evil, the world is 6000 years old, and there's no such thing as global warming?"
We have a Catholic school here in the poorest part of town, with well over 90% of the students non-catholic. They manage to operate in a part of town with well below 50% high school graduation rates and offer free education whereby almost 100% graduate high school and the majority go on to college. But, go ahead and stereotype away. It is ago, so long the ignorance and prejudices are against people WE don't like.