John Stossel responds to the protetors angered over his "Stupid in America" story that appeared many weeks ago. Since doing Stupid in America, Stossel has authored a number of pieces on education that can be found here.
Among the many arguments and refutations in this article was this particular gem!!!
And I was especially surprised by one history lesson they taught me: "Public schools are what distinguish democracies from every other system in the world," and a country without strong public schools "lends itself to authoritarian thinking."If you are looking for good arguments to refute the most commonly cited reasons that anti-choice advocates spout, Stossel's essay is a good starting point.
Fascinating. I guess the Communists all went to private school. And I guess having a unionized government monopoly running most of our schools, and forcing students to attend those schools regardless of whether they or their parents approve of what's taught there, will make sure that the government can never indoctrinate our children -- and neither can labor unions.
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