Yet another religious cult raided

[kandrathe]

OK, Kandrathe, you don't want to reply to me. That's fine. But I want you to know that I feel your statements about public education in America are far, far out of line with what my experience has been. Quite frankly, I'm currently busting my ass to provide a good education to students who live in a highly religious, conservative town. So, it's frustrating to come home after working a 12-hour day and hear that I'm actually part of a secret plot to push through my liberal agenda. I do encourage my kids to develop their critical thinking skills, if that's what you mean. But we *want* them to do that, right?

Sorry, I must have missed your post in the flurry.

Yes, I want them to develop critical thinking skills. I know some great teachers, so I'm sorry if I'm painting with too broad a brush. There are also examples I've experienced personally of teachers who only forward their own agenda's, and punish students who do exhibit thoughtful dissertations in conflict with the teachers viewpoints.

Where I live, teachers and the teachers union have taken over local and state government. Education Minnesota funds and grooms candidates for all levels of political contests, from dog catcher to governor. In the latest here, our legislature wants to petition for normalizing relations with Cuba (the communist dictatorship), close off trade with Columbia (a democratic ally), and allow the MN Dept of Revenue open access to the citizens bank records. We just had the largest tax increase in the history of the state, and they over rode the governors veto to do it. I'm a little bitter at what organized (via Education Minnesota) left wingers are doing here.