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Old 06-18-2007, 09:42 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by willravel
The kids need to learn civic duty from somewhere and if it's not from the parents it has to be from somewhere else. At least if it's from the school we know they're being taught. We don't have to guess whether a parent will remember to do this or not. I'll teach my daughter to help out in her community, AND she'll do it for school. I hardly see that as some great wrong.
Is "civic duty" just a euphemism for "involuntary servitude"? Why does civic duty need to be taught?

If you want to make your daughter help in your community, fine. But it seems intrusive to make that decision for others.
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