RE: Political theory: general questions

Thank you for your response. I often find that views we think are far apart may have a kernel of agreement in them.

When I became a teacher it was by accident. I was trained in history, comparative literature and the humanities, not education. I taught social studies (history/government). Every year in my first class I would tell the kids not to believe me. Even if I wasn't lying, I could be wrong. Once a week I'd bring in newspapers with contrasting points of view. I'd show them how editorializing began even before a word was written. What the paper chose to cover, the size of the headline, the placement of the story. All were compelling elements in coverage.

Fake news is not new. And ideologically slanted school books are not new.

As parents, how do we protect our children? I struggled with that challenge also. Education of my children began before nursery school. I taught them both reading and basic math. I changed schools. Tried private school. As you suggest, there was no ideal solution. Home school for me was not an option because I lead a very quiet life (no tea parties, no bowling club) so my kids would have been isolated. That's a serious issue.

I tried to educate/socialize my kids at home by spending a lot of time with them. They were the major focus of my life for the early years (I stopped working for those years).

If you follow @jaki01's blog, and his wife's, @kobold-djawa, you will see they struggled with this issue also as their daughter reached school age.

Good luck. I don't think there is an easy answer to this problem (and yes, I think parents are responsible for children's education).

As for the Second Amendment: We were founded as a frontier country. Every man/woman for himself/herself. Guns were essential. They are now part of our culture. My husband hates guns (he does not have happy memories from Vietnam), but my kids, my nieces and nephews mostly think guns are necessary in the home. I have no problem with that. I do have a problem with AK47s. Military grade weapons are not necessary. I draw the line there.

I hope the constitution will be held high and that the people's rights will be preserved.

Thank you!!!!