but I think the school system is failing for 2 reasons. First, we are teaching children only facts, relying on rote memorization of facts, instead of teaching them how to think abstractly and on topics that have no right or wrong answer (like religion, any coincidence between fact-feeding in schools and a polarized society like we have today? Right and wrong, black and white. Think about it...) Secondly, the schools feign responsibility for teaching personal matters to children and everyone says it's the parents job. Who here has kids and only one income (assuming mom and dad are together)? It's almost impossible today. Two incomes are almost obligatory and parents hardly have time to wash and feed their kids, let alone discuss religion with them (if they decide to).
We can continue to say it's someone else's responsibility to teach our kids this and that (sex ed, religion, morals in general) but in the meantime, NO ONE is teaching them these things (in too many cases).
2007-05-10
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