Student defends public education

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A public school student decided he had enough of the bashing of public education being done by the local righties, so he sent in a letter to the editor;

I'm a current high school student and I can assure you that in the past 12 years of my education, neither I nor any other student I know has been "trapped in a classroom" and "taken advantage of."

The letter said that students were being "brainwashed of ideologies." Never in my years of public education has a teacher ever pushed his or her own personal or religious views upon a student or tried to "brainwash" them. Just because some book that you read says this happens doesn't mean it actually does.

As far as parents knowing their students' curriculum, if they're that concerned it's on most of the schools' Web sites for the public to see.

I think it's horrible that teachers who actually do teach well and care about their students are being accused of doing such things. If you really want to know how the teachers in our public school system are, then actually meet some of them, don't just read some book. Maybe then you wouldn't just assume they're "brainwashing" children.

It sure didn't take the local righties all that long to come out and attack the author for standing up for public education.

[jinto86]

1. Must be nice there in Dubuque

Or maybe hes another "normal" student who can feel like school is benefitting him... sadly I hated my public education and my econ/govt. teacher certainly did push his views on us. I agreed with most of them, but he certainly debated most of the more conservative kids in the class to the point where they just gave us trying... never a good thing. I just don't trust public education and seeing how much abuse I and others like me have receivied, I can't exactly blame them. I think public education is good for most, but give a REAL option (not one that would cost parents 7,000 a year out of their own pockets) for those it doesn't.

[Hardrada]

2. This won't happen. There is no center here.