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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]So you admit that teachers at public schools can't do a good job teaching kids about religious diversity?  [/quote]

Where did you read this?  Your imagination running wild as usual.

But, you did confirm your belief that true diversity (e.g., in religion) is gained by having students taught religion by teachers and not necessarily having a setting of students and teachers of mixed religion.  Sounds like more like a segregationist and apartheid educational philosophy where learning about other religions is preferably accomplished by the teacher, the book and the podium.

Can your super duper teachers instruct your kids about poverty and pupils working after school to help bring income to the family?  If so, I'm sure you can avoid having to rub shoulders with students and families of this elk.
 
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Actually, I think that its both teachers and students. Private schools can have a lot of religious diversity among the student body--and private school teachers are free to teach about religious traditions, celebrate them, and engage students about religious traditions.

Studies have shown (there's a section in Nurtureshock about this) that simple exposure to diversity is not enough to stop discrimination in young children. Children need adults to talk about it. I don't see why you keep insisting that merely having diversity is sufficient to raise children to be knowledgeable about diversity. It's not.[/quote]

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