You forget the Republicans, or the entire Federal Government for that matter have little to do with specific school lesson plans or subjects.

@Alienbeing That’s the theory. Calling such stuff soft, or socialistic, is a fact.

@yvilletom It is NOT a theory. The Federal Govt. does not dictate school lesson plans, not have anything to do with them.

@Alienbeing The federal government funds local programs Congress likes and does not fund local programs Congress dislikes. For instance, abstinence-only sex education versus medically accurate comprehensive sex education.

Some years ago, California enacted a law saying that school districts who want to offer a sex education program must offer a medically accurate comprehensive program. They were not allowed to offer a federally-funded abstinence program.

@yvilletom Funding and requiring are two separate things. I repeat, the Federal Gov does NOT mandate local school subjects or instruction. They may provide funds that enable local districts to offer a course or method of instruction, but that is not mandating anything. Funding does not have to be accepted.

@Alienbeing And mandating doesnt mean that a quality program is going to be the result. What people believe in affects what they invest. That includes psychological emotional wellness.

Yep, didn't think you had anything to support your position. To suggest that our mass murder problem is the fault of our educational system without supporting evidence is grossly irresponsible. To go on to suggest your own unsubstantiated changes to that system also without any evidence based support is ridiculously naive. Educated people have spent their lives developing bodies of research that prove what educational technuques are the most effective. You just sound like another gun nut wanting to blame anything but the guns. Shame on you.