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> I just take issues with the idea that public schools original purpose was for equality. I didn't say it was. > For example, Catholic schools in native Ameri
by DubiousPusher 5y ago
> I just take issues with the idea that public schools original purpose was for equality.
I didn't say it was.
> For example, Catholic schools in native American reservations didn't seek to undo Indian culture.
Are you sure about that?
> Public schools leading to equality is today a 'fact' asserted with little empirical data
I know of no person who asserts that fact.
- iammisc 5y ago> are you sure about that? Yes. Whether it was the California missions or the Jesuit missions of Canada, by far the missionaries were better than the other European authorities. Perfect? No. Better... Yes This is a good article detailing the original approach of the church before the authorities started getting involved. It's not what you think it is. https://forheavenssake46778317.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/residential-schools-should-teach-the-church-to-cease-trusting-experts/ https://forheavenssake46778317.wordpress.com/2021/06/08/resi...
- DubiousPusher 5y agoI will read it though I have my doubts regarding the scholastic rigor of a wordpress blog written by what appears to be a catholic apologist (not that that makes them wrong just suspect as is any apologist). But with all respect, you don't in fact know what I think.
- iammisc 5y ago> But with all respect, you don't in fact know what I think. That's fair. I shouldn't have said that. Re the blog post... it cites several books and scholarly texts, and mainly chooses which ones to present. Now of course, that's a form of bias, but the books and source materials are explicitly listed and I believe they paint the picture even clearer than the blog post.