Reply #19: Open Your Eyes!

[JailForBush]

"Unions and Public education aren't in crisis...."

Oh, yes they are.

"Go to Americans United for Separation of Chruch and State and read about the status of public education in this country. It was getting better before Bush."

Baloney! Education took a nose dive under Clinton. Bush may be making things even worse, but it was clearly going downhill - probably long before Clinton even.

"Religious schools and private ones hire teachers trained in public colleges and univeristies."

Likewise, public schools sometimes hire teachers who graduated from private schools.

"Religious schools and private ones aren't held accountable or even take the required tests. They aren't better according to a study done in Cleveland comparing their public schools to religious ones...taking the same tests."

Public schools aren't really held accountable, either. Teachers and students are "punished," while school officials get a free ride. That's not accountability.

"It's all a myth to ruin public education. The religious right want our tax dollars for their own message and power. They are going to force it on us. This is not good for education or democracy."

It isn't just the religious right. Public schools are being taken over by CORPORATIONS - the same corporations that control both the Republican and Democratic parties.

"Best point against private schools: Bush was educated his whole life in private schools. Did this make him a better educated or moral person?"

Anecdotal. The late retired general and Superintendent John Stanford - the George Bush of Education - was educated in public schools. He was a world class moron, too.