Why is the left having fits about the new Virginia School Requirement?

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Did ANYBODY claim parents should be permitted carte blanche on what they deem appropriate?

If parents are allowed to decide what their children should and should not be taught, where does it end?

[Cow Poke]

If parents are allowed to decide what their children should and should not be taught, where does it end?

Really bad question - you appear to think children are wards of the state.

What you don't understand is the miserable state of education in our public schools.
They can't even effectively teach the basics - so they don't need to take up classroom time showing what perverts they can be.

[Cow Poke]

It has led to persecution and mass murder including death camps and gulags.

Depends on the "particular ideals" in question.

What he said was

Being intolerant of particular ideals and behaviors is a moral good...

A normal person would agree that the wanton rape of women is a something of which we should be intolerant.
Rape of a child, even more so.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

And won't even bother Googling it because if you did it would become awfully difficult to maintain your narrative.

Having duly done so it appears to be a Right-wing Twitter account. Why should that change my "narrative" as you term it?

The point you ignored is that everything you worry about taking place in private schools is already happening in epidemic proportions in public schools, so worrying it might also take place in private schools is hardly a legitimate reason to oppose moving to a private school.

And the point you ignored is that these problems are societal. They are not produced by public schools.

However, if parents are allowed to set the curriculum for what their offspring are taught, where does that end?

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Depends on the "particular ideals" in question.

Unfortunately, seer did not qualify his comment by defining what those "particular ideals and behaviours" might be.

[Cow Poke]

And the point you ignored is that these problems are societal. They are not produced by public schools.

How do you think these "societal problems" come about? You're, no doubt, familiar with the concept "the hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world", yes?
The social engineering in our public schools that took hold in the early 60s is bearing its rotten fruit.

However, if parents are allowed to set the curriculum for what their offspring are taught, where does that end?

Well, for one, we might return to reading, 'riting, 'rithmatic, geography, science.... Wouldn't that be tragic!?!?!?!

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Really bad question - you appear to think children are wards of the state.

That does not address my question.

However, if parents are allowed to set the curriculum for what their offspring are taught, where does that end?

[Cow Poke]

That does not address my question.

However, if parents are allowed to set the curriculum for what their offspring are taught, where does that end?

Already answered. And, yes, it DID address the question.

[rogue06]

Did ANYBODY claim parents should be permitted carte blanche on what they deem appropriate?
Nor should they be declared "domestic terrorists" for exercising their First Amendment rights in school board meetings. We pay the taxes for the schools, we should have some input into how they operate.

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[Hypatia_Alexandria]

How do you think these "societal problems" come about? You're, no doubt, familiar with the concept "the hand that rocks the cradle rocks the world", yes?

It is hardly a "concept

The social engineering in our public schools that took hold in the early 60s is bearing its rotten fruit.

I would note that education rather like child rearing goes in fashions. There are clearly many problems within US education policy as is evidenced by the country's international ranking. However, I do not consider you can place the entire blame for the last sixty years of US society entirely on the public education system.

Other factors have to be included.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Already answered. And, yes, it DID address the question.

Where does it end and who decides?

[Cow Poke]

Where does it end and who decides?

Parents decide. It ends where they decide.

[Cow Poke]

It is hardly a "concept

So, more of your typical pedantic nonsense. I know where it comes from.

I would note that education rather like child rearing goes in fashions. There are clearly many problems within US education policy as is evidenced by the country's international ranking. However, I do not consider you can place the entire blame for the last sixty years of US society entirely on the public education system.

Never claimed that.

Other factors have to be included.

No foolin'. But public education is something we actually PAY for, and the return on the investment is horrible.
Rather than focus on actual education, the public school system plays social engineering.

[Hypatia_Alexandria]

Parents decide. It ends where they decide.

Then you leave the way open for potentially damaging [and dangerous] possibilities.

[Cow Poke]

Then you leave the way open for potentially damaging [and dangerous] possibilities.

Wow... you mean like real life?