Distribution of premise types for each topic with examples. HS = homeschooling; MS = mainstreaming; PIS = prayer in schools; PPS = private vs. public schools; RS = redshirting; SSE = single sex education. Number of analyzed premises shown in parentheses.
| . | Unverifiable . | Verifiable non-experiential . | Verifiable experiential . |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIS | 73% | 22% | 4% |
| (112) | • Religion is basically a gang mentality where people feel they need to belong to a group… • A primary purpose of public education is to shape good citizens. | • Fact: Muslims pray five times daily, in a way which is not practical in a normal classroom setting. • Japan, where no one prays at school, has the lowest crime rate of any developed nation. | • When I was a kid we learned religion in church, math, reading, history, etc., in school and at home. • I am a victim of this latter possibility. Believe me, I'm still trying to repair the damage. |
| HS | 57% | 14% | 29% |
| (160) | • But when you put 30 kids in one classroom, it becomes very difficult to teach them all individually. • The trouble is, home schooling can be a cover for all sorts of undesirable stuff. | • Only a fortnight ago a report was published by Robin Alexander and his team at Cambridge University which found that the primary school curriculum is too narrow and involves too much testing. • Dr. Smedley believes that homeschoolers have superior socialization skills, and his research supports this claim. | • It was boring, tedious, slow and frustrating. I learned nothing that I did not know before other than a handful of French verbs which have so far been of as much use as a chocolate fireguard. • Everyone I know went to public school and on to college. We didn't feel unprepared |
| SSE | 46% | 18% | 36% |
| (96) | • Co-ed schools don't cultivate the cooperation or better understanding between the opposite sexes. • Research is quite clear about this. | • Studies show that women suffer from a stereotype threat in math and science, meaning that in the fields of math and science women are more apprehensive to perform […] • Studies clearly establish that single-sex schools are, IN GENERAL, better for educational outcomes than co-ed schools. | • The unhealthiest social situations I was ever in were an all-boys school and military training. • Once I switched schools, I found myself with valuable ? and what I?m sure to be life long ? friendships with the boys I sat with in class. |
| MS | 47% | 10% | 43% |
| (51) | • School and classroom design has not evolved and this has stagnated the inclusion movement. • The level of differentiated instruction required to develop some functional skills is not possible in mainstream classrooms. | • In a TEACH magazine article about his new book, Adelman says inclusion of students with disabilities benefits entire student bodies by teaching kids about diversity […] • The reality is students with special needs are a small percentage of the population and cannot drive a fundamental shift in education. | • I have a HF autistic son w/ severe ADHD.. He is doing awesome in grade 1 he has a 1 on 1 aide in the class.. We feel well supported by the school system and he has only 18 in his class! • I often spent 20 mins of each year 9 lesson getting the boys to stop aggravating the ADHD boy, as he would then ”blow”, much to the amusement of everyone. |
| PPS | 43% | 0% | 57% |
| (159) | • Public schools are not about education; they are about social engineering. • Kids are indoctrinated not educated in Public Schools. | — | • Worked for us. • I have five Daughters and they all went to private schools and everyone of them have a degree and now have good paying jobs. |
| RS | 30% | 9% | 61% |
| (67) | • they will grow up,, they will mature. • These kids need to be prepared for the 21st centuary global economy by being enrolled in a local second language immersion kindergarden as soon as they can enroll. | • There have been a lot of studies that show people born later in the year (March) are more successful in life due to the age gap. • Studies show the practice (when common) has socioeconomic repurcissions down the line and can increase the HS drop out rate […] | • I honestly made my decision because I had a choice and I just did not feel right personally about sending my DS to Kindergarten at age 4. • However with my oldest if he were born a couple of months earlier I would have kept him back a year as he would not have been ready. |
| . | Unverifiable . | Verifiable non-experiential . | Verifiable experiential . |
|---|---|---|---|
| PIS | 73% | 22% | 4% |
| (112) | • Religion is basically a gang mentality where people feel they need to belong to a group… • A primary purpose of public education is to shape good citizens. | • Fact: Muslims pray five times daily, in a way which is not practical in a normal classroom setting. • Japan, where no one prays at school, has the lowest crime rate of any developed nation. | • When I was a kid we learned religion in church, math, reading, history, etc., in school and at home. • I am a victim of this latter possibility. Believe me, I'm still trying to repair the damage. |
| HS | 57% | 14% | 29% |
| (160) | • But when you put 30 kids in one classroom, it becomes very difficult to teach them all individually. • The trouble is, home schooling can be a cover for all sorts of undesirable stuff. | • Only a fortnight ago a report was published by Robin Alexander and his team at Cambridge University which found that the primary school curriculum is too narrow and involves too much testing. • Dr. Smedley believes that homeschoolers have superior socialization skills, and his research supports this claim. | • It was boring, tedious, slow and frustrating. I learned nothing that I did not know before other than a handful of French verbs which have so far been of as much use as a chocolate fireguard. • Everyone I know went to public school and on to college. We didn't feel unprepared |
| SSE | 46% | 18% | 36% |
| (96) | • Co-ed schools don't cultivate the cooperation or better understanding between the opposite sexes. • Research is quite clear about this. | • Studies show that women suffer from a stereotype threat in math and science, meaning that in the fields of math and science women are more apprehensive to perform […] • Studies clearly establish that single-sex schools are, IN GENERAL, better for educational outcomes than co-ed schools. | • The unhealthiest social situations I was ever in were an all-boys school and military training. • Once I switched schools, I found myself with valuable ? and what I?m sure to be life long ? friendships with the boys I sat with in class. |
| MS | 47% | 10% | 43% |
| (51) | • School and classroom design has not evolved and this has stagnated the inclusion movement. • The level of differentiated instruction required to develop some functional skills is not possible in mainstream classrooms. | • In a TEACH magazine article about his new book, Adelman says inclusion of students with disabilities benefits entire student bodies by teaching kids about diversity […] • The reality is students with special needs are a small percentage of the population and cannot drive a fundamental shift in education. | • I have a HF autistic son w/ severe ADHD.. He is doing awesome in grade 1 he has a 1 on 1 aide in the class.. We feel well supported by the school system and he has only 18 in his class! • I often spent 20 mins of each year 9 lesson getting the boys to stop aggravating the ADHD boy, as he would then ”blow”, much to the amusement of everyone. |
| PPS | 43% | 0% | 57% |
| (159) | • Public schools are not about education; they are about social engineering. • Kids are indoctrinated not educated in Public Schools. | — | • Worked for us. • I have five Daughters and they all went to private schools and everyone of them have a degree and now have good paying jobs. |
| RS | 30% | 9% | 61% |
| (67) | • they will grow up,, they will mature. • These kids need to be prepared for the 21st centuary global economy by being enrolled in a local second language immersion kindergarden as soon as they can enroll. | • There have been a lot of studies that show people born later in the year (March) are more successful in life due to the age gap. • Studies show the practice (when common) has socioeconomic repurcissions down the line and can increase the HS drop out rate […] | • I honestly made my decision because I had a choice and I just did not feel right personally about sending my DS to Kindergarten at age 4. • However with my oldest if he were born a couple of months earlier I would have kept him back a year as he would not have been ready. |