What is EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM?
America was founded as a haven for religious freedom - having government stay out of the religion business. Religious freedom means Separation of Church and State. But what does this have to do with educational freedom?
The Separation principle has become the basis for the policy of keeping all religion out of public schools. Many religious-minded parents are not happy about this policy and would like to see religious prayer allowed back into public schools. However, many secularists are opposed to bringing prayer back into public schools, seeing such a policy as a violation of the sacred "Separation of Church and State" principle. So, what is the proper remedy to this conflict?
The Separation principle has become the basis for the policy of keeping all religion out of public schools. Many religious-minded parents are not happy about this policy and would like to see religious prayer allowed back into public schools. However, many secularists are opposed to bringing prayer back into public schools, seeing such a policy as a violation of the sacred "Separation of Church and State" principle. So, what is the proper remedy to this conflict?
The answer is simple: CHURCH = SCHOOL.
In the old days, the only schools we humans had were churches. The real problem is that we have separated the idea of church from the idea of school, enabling government bureaucrats to gain control over schools seemingly without offending the principle of "religious freedom." The truth is that every church teaches, and every school preaches. Whatever we teach students in school, whether public or private, IS religious education, because teaching people how and what to think and believe is providing a religious education!
In the old days, the only schools we humans had were churches. The real problem is that we have separated the idea of church from the idea of school, enabling government bureaucrats to gain control over schools seemingly without offending the principle of "religious freedom." The truth is that every church teaches, and every school preaches. Whatever we teach students in school, whether public or private, IS religious education, because teaching people how and what to think and believe is providing a religious education!
Therefore, the solution is to reunite the idea of church with the idea of school and remove government from both. Such a change in perspective would lead to true EDUCATIONAL FREEDOM - whereby as churches, all schools could decide what to teach and what not to teach, and to whom, without any interference by government; while parents and students, based on informed consent, can decide which schools to pursue, without being compelled by government.
In such an educational system, schools, as the supplier of educational services will naturally strive to be the best they can be as they compete with other schools for the best students and their or their parents' money, while students, with encouragement from their parents, as the customers, will strive to be the best students they can be as they compete with other students to be accepted into the best schools.
Furthermore, because our Constitution protects our Right of Religious Freedom, and Educational Freedom is the same Right, therefore, our state government is constitutionally obligated to secure our Right of Educational Freedom. Hence the Georgia General Assembly must NULLIFY any and all federal measures having anything to do with education in Georgia; and they must enact legislation to secure Educational Freedom in Georgia in order to secure Religious Freedom as required by the Georgia Constitution!
In such an educational system, schools, as the supplier of educational services will naturally strive to be the best they can be as they compete with other schools for the best students and their or their parents' money, while students, with encouragement from their parents, as the customers, will strive to be the best students they can be as they compete with other students to be accepted into the best schools.
Furthermore, because our Constitution protects our Right of Religious Freedom, and Educational Freedom is the same Right, therefore, our state government is constitutionally obligated to secure our Right of Educational Freedom. Hence the Georgia General Assembly must NULLIFY any and all federal measures having anything to do with education in Georgia; and they must enact legislation to secure Educational Freedom in Georgia in order to secure Religious Freedom as required by the Georgia Constitution!
Do you want educational freedom?