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In reply to the discussion: Santorum bashes public schools, says they're stuck in factory era [View all]olegramps
(8,200 posts)However, I am concerned about the indoctrination of children in some evangelical and fundamentalists operated schools that don't have to adhere to the same standards demanded of public schools.
In regard to Santorum, two of his boys attend a school that is dominated by Opus Dei teachers and administrators. They are just as hell bent on indoctrination as some of the fundamentalists.
I also take exception to the claim that the public school system in failing to produce well educated graduates. If one takes out the time to check out the test results you will find that children from the Middle and Upper class dominated schools are excelling. The major problem exists in those schools in areas dominated by kids locked in abject poverty and those struggling to master English.
If people what to actually see just how advanced many of our students are they should take out time to attend a science fair. As a volunteer, I have had the opportunity to see just how advanced many of these kids are in regard to math and science. The real problem is poverty and the host of problems that it breeds.