Good article, Ed!  

I'd only add that the best way to get schools to teach reason is to free them government entirely.  Perhaps start with a self-eliminating voucher system and the end to all government regulation regarding schools.  Unfettered competition would get us the best schools in the least time.  Those schools who taught children how to be happy, think critically, and excel in the skills best suited for flourishing would - in time - have a record that couldn't be refuted and all the other schools would have to get on board with similar programs or lose their customers.

Not to mention the added benefit of firing all the Marxist left wing nutball professors that have been destroying people's ability to think critically!

Good points Luke. I do tend to think that teaching about world religions the way I used to teach comparative political systems could plant questions in the minds of students concerning their own religion. And you are right that there are many forms of irrational dogma; extreme environmentalism or Gaia worship is one of the most dangerous, with the works of the High Priest Al Gore finding its way into too many classrooms.

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