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In reply to the discussion: Public Education [View all]madfloridian
(88,117 posts)3. "current “war on teachers” (especially the war on teachers’ unions) is actually a war on democracy"
Thanks for your history lesson on Daniel Dickinson. Was not aware of his accomplishments or goals.
This part is so true.
The current war on teachers (especially the war on teachers unions) is actually a war on democracy. Its not just because public education is, by definition, a form of socialism: it is indeed a collective investment in the future. At its roots, it is a war on an informed public. It is an attempt to keep the public uneducated, mis-educated, and dis-educated. One need look no further than the attempts to teach the Christian creation mythology, along with or rather than evolution, for proof of that.
And thanks for the kind words. They mean a lot.
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"current “war on teachers” (especially the war on teachers’ unions) is actually a war on democracy"
madfloridian
Sep 2014
#3
It sounds a lot like the old argument about the value of a liberal arts education....
femmocrat
Sep 2014
#4
Congress is not to informing, its to be informed by its electorate. They operate on our will....
marble falls
Sep 2014
#8
Great post and thread. I graduated high school in 1965, when Civics was still required to graduate.
mountain grammy
Sep 2014
#29
That public education is not a fundamental Constitutional right is one of the founders' greatest
ancianita
Sep 2014
#30