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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Yes I can. But if I lived in Alberta I would have the third option of sending them to public school and being notified and offered a choice when things come up I might be concerned with. The school gets higher enrollment which might mean enough funding for a second language teacher or something like that and the children who would have been homeschooled get a fuller education. I don't see the down side. Why must parents conform to the school or be left completely out. Why is Alberta not being seen as progressive by allowing a simple compromise that will probably bring more Albertain children into the public system?
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The downside is that it's an administrative nightmare, and undermines the system. There's no way to enforce it. There's no way to even notify parents.. sure they can tell them when the evolution section is coming up, but what if its brought up in class? Pull the fire alarm? Ask Billy to leave so it can be discussed? And it opens the door for parents to pull kids out for everything. Why should you be allowed to opt out of evolution when I can't take my kids out of learning about World War II because I'm a conscious objector (or because I'm a holocaust denier)?
What is wrong with learning about something you don't believe?