Note to Adversaries of Separating School and Government

Another delightful aspect of SepCon is the presence of adversaries to this movement.

In fact, Joel Belz, CEO of WORLD Magazine, recently wrote:

"SepCon is the only "cause" conference I know where the sponsors are so excited about their mission that they invite folks who disagree with them to appear on the platform. They're that sure that their cause will prevail.

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Evidence of this attitude of openness toward collegial discussion is reflected in the fact that 9 of the 44 presenters have NOT signed the Proclamation for the Separation of School and State.

BTW, you can tell who has and who hasn't easily: The names those who are Signatories are shown in italics on the schedule.

Advocates of "public schooling" enjoy the courtesy and collegial discussions with our speakers, staff, volunteers, and participants.

Indeed, we even give opponents privileged positions to respond to our speakers, and have a special session on Sunday morning where adversaries are invited to grill a panel of Separation proponents.

Favorite adversary Ron Brandt, formerly Senior Editor, A.S.C.D., will be with us again this year. In the past, we have benefited from the presence of N.E.A. leaders and state school board members.

Several of us have created such amiable relationships with opponents that we continue the discourse for years by phone and e-mail, even while recognizing the immense chasm between our views.

If you are appalled by these ideas and want to check out just what sort of people are proposing the complete reversal of 164 years of school-by-government, SepCon is your best opportunity to evaluate just how serious is this threat to "public schooling."

Find out just what sort of people are the 26,000 who have signed the Proclamation for the Separation of School and State, and come to your own opinion if this is perhaps a large enough snowball to create an avalanche of exodus from "public schools."

Why not see who in your town, city, state, club, or religious affiliation has signed the Proclamation? Just use our search engine by clicking here.

Optional: If you want to guarantee lively discussions at breaks and meals, please request the optional special colored badge with the slogan, "Public School Advocate."

This badge gives you preferential treatment during question and answer periods.

If you are curious about Marshall Fritz's opinions of the deep reasons that buttress the opposition to ending government involvement in K-12 education, please click here.

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