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In reply to the discussion: All the crazy MAGA QANON hate points to a failure of our public education [View all]Zorro
(15,740 posts)19. It is the result of the 60 year war against public education
by the Christian Dominionists ever since the Supreme Court in 1962 ruled against mandatory school prayer.
Their cause was taken up by the Republican Party, which has led to underfunding public education, attacks on teachers unions, the rise of home schooling, the increase in charter schools, and government support for religious educational institutions.
People today wonder why kids today don't seem to be getting an education that teaches critical thinking skills -- and usually blame Democrats, believing their policies of tolerance and inclusion have created an undereducated and unskilled population.
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All the crazy MAGA QANON hate points to a failure of our public education [View all]
vlyons
Nov 2022
OP
The failure in public education was illustrated in a lecture that I attended many years ago.
Chainfire
Nov 2022
#2
Thankyou. We allow money in elections, and the media get rich on the big lies.
lindysalsagal
Nov 2022
#38
It points to a failure of moronic parents who thought Civics classes were boring & demanded ...
Hekate
Nov 2022
#17
I suppose I should've clarified that my school experience was more than 20 years ago.
Jedi Guy
Nov 2022
#53