Barbarians at the Gates: Authoritarianism and the Assault on Public Education

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  1. Longshot

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    A fool? No. However, I do disagree with him regarding state schools. I'm in favor of separation of education and state .

    That doesn't make him a deity or anything.
     
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    I'm not a big fan of the condition of the education system, but the state is going to be arse deep into it whether it is public or private. And I always have to get my licks in when a right winger disagrees with a founding father. You really would think those old boys are deities.
     
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    Specifically what did John Adams say about public schools.
     
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    I think that the government ought to keep it nose out of education entirely and stick to governing.

    Yeah, right wingers tend to treat the founding fathers as deities and the constitution as holy scripture.
     
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    Beggin' yer pardon, sir, I had mistaken you for a conservative.
     
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    I pardon you.
     
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    1) Yes. Old or retired people have been yelping about school taxes since the public school system was developed. That's the price you pay when you live in America.

    2) Here's where we differ. "I speak typo." Occasional grammar errors don't bother me. People rush, have typos, etc. I never bring such things up unless it's unintelligible babble....but even then, I'll ignore it before I say anything.
     
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    Look at the OP.
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