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To: Mary Cluney who wrote (102054)	1/26/2009 8:16:09 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 542938

I agree with everything you said. A religious school per se is no panacea. Personal ethics and self-control don't accrue to the students by osmosis. When a family tries to abdicate their own efforts and energies re their kids and just dump them in a religious school hoping for wonderful things to happen, disappointment often follows. I did, though, have to chuckle at the madrassa example right after Cosmic Force pointed to a Pentacostal serial killer. What is it about liberals in that they have such a tendency to focus on the outlier to make a point? It's not just you two either....really is a common trait, I've noticed.

To: Mary Cluney who wrote (102054)	1/26/2009 8:30:43 PM
From: epicure	Respond to of 542938

Private religious schools are a lot like little countries that are homogeneous (little countries that can easily kick out citizens who cause trouble). Seems to me it's pretty easy to run things if 1. everyone pretty much agrees with each other and 2. you've got parents so committed to their kids' education they are willing to pay for it and 3. you've got not only the school discipline but God on your side for discipline... The challenge of public schools is that they must take and educate everyone, and that means people of all backgrounds and religions and races and abilities mix there. It's more of a challenge (probably) to balance a class with Muslims, and agnostics and Christians and Mormons and Jews and everyone else, because you can't just assume one common way of being in the world. But while that's a challenge, it's also a lot more interesting. IMO I don't know what's "better" for life preparation. I like to think it's good to know and mix with lots of different people- but that said, I don't want to hang around with snake handlers and folks who speak in tongues, so to each their own- as long as they don't force their own religions in to the public schools.