Public schools are the nurseries
of all vice and immorality.
-Henry Fielding
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if it wasn't for public schools we would be such an ignorant nation...
Our public schools are a breeding ground for immorality and an experiment lab for our "superior" liberal elite to work out their godless ideology at the expense of our nation's welfare. The sooner the current corrupt system collapses under the weight of the self serving teacher's unions and "politically" correct (but not necessarily morally upright) administrations, the sooner we can get started with the difficult business of working out something that will actually work to educate our nation's youth as we should.
I speak as one who came through (survived?) the public schools in the inner city thanks to the grace of God, and the hard work of my parents (and possibly some of my own as well).
But perhaps I'm a bit biased...
A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
Proverbs 18:2
well this is the most stirred up things have gotten around here for awhile.
I'm not a fan of public schooling, but I've known many public school teachers who have a real heart for the children and aren't "self serving" at all. Just wanted to add that thought.
of interest: this quotation is about 300 years old.
I find it humorous that people didn't immediately recognize the author's name and know his place in history. Like you said, this is a 300 year old quote. Fielding was also English. Perhaps our ignorance does say something about our educational system?
Or perhaps it just reflects a later post on here by Mark Twain "Classic: a book which people praise and don't read."
thoughtful feedback. much appreciated.
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