RE: Theological Attack On Public Schools

["Dale Courtney" <dmcourtn@moscow.com>]

Greg wrote: 
>   At the end of your note, you, like I, point to the upcoming 
> SF3 for Moscow and environs. That, I'm guessing, will be the 
> most accurate picture of private versus public school 
> enrollments for your region. Unfortunately, it won't tell us 
> anything about why.

The education website told us why parents *homeschool*. See: 
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2001/HomeSchool/reasons.asp

Especially figure 2 and table 4. 

Again, the SF3 will show what percentages homeschool and what private
school. Maybe even how many coop. 

>   Because the why is so tough to discern, I have tried to 
> provide national statistics of the overall trend so that a 
> dose of reality can slip in. Public schools, gaining 
> students. Private schools, losin' them. On this point you are 
> mute. Why?

I spent days digging through Moscow/Latah data. I'm waiting for the
national SF3 to come out. 

>   If America (Moscow, Idaho fits here) is so damned disgusted 
> with the pagan, government schools why aren't Americans 
> tossing their kids into the godly, good citizen schools at a 
> greater rate? Why? 

How do you know that they are not? If the government school gains 1% a
year and private schools 5% per year, wouldn't that show a greater rate?


Again, we have to wait and see what the stats show.

> Aren't you, by the by, a former pagan, 
> government employee, 20-year Navy nuclear sub vet who was 
> trained on taxpayer dollars as an engineer and are now 
> retired on a pagan, government pension?

All true! I spent 20 years serving my country under water fighting the
Cold War keeping the nation safe for democracy and your 1st amendment
rights.

And your point is? 

Dale Courtney
Moscow, Idaho