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Education

SheilaT

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1. Yes. Just as many Christian schools

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Jul 13, 2016, 09:42 PM

Jul 2016

give short shrift to real science and math, it's genuinely horrifying that schools are allowed to get away with essentially not educating young people for the modern world.

Sometimes I think that no parochial or religious schools should be permitted, other than as completely outside the regular school system. Secular private schools, on the other hand, are often academically excellent.

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My Hasidic Students Need You To Support Enforced Secular Education [View all] rug Jul 2016 OP

Yes. Just as many Christian schools SheilaT Jul 2016 #1

There are many that are not only good, but excellent. rug Jul 2016 #2

The ones that focus on secular education, which is mostly SheilaT Jul 2016 #3