JoeMemphis wrote: ↑Thu Dec 02, 2021 8:36 pm
I’m not arguing for teaching flat earth or creationism. I’m just pointing out that teachers and school boards can draw all the lines they choose. But parents and taxpayers elect the school board. Ultimately, they draw the lines. So school boards and teachers may dismiss them as ignorant. They may ignore them. They can complain to the DOJ. But they do so at their own peril. Personally, I think instead of talking down to them, they should treat them with the same respect that any professional would treat a client. But that’s just me.
So explain to me where the lines are, because again I'm not understanding you.
Which curricula should be
wholly subject to parental demand? Science (biology, chemistry, physics?) Social science? History? Art? Where do we draw the line between parental input, and parental demand, like, "my kid should not be reading any books by or about MLK?" How about "I don't want them reading any books that portray the Confederacy in a negative light?" How about: "I only want my kid being taught a certain kind of art, music, painting, etc. and nothing else is acceptable!"
Doctors and patients have a client relationship. As I explained to you earlier, you could and should discuss diagnoses and treatments with your doctor, and if they prescribe something for you, you should absolutely understand fully why they have done so. All that is fine. Yes your doctor should make every effort to explain this to you, with respect for you as their patient.
At the end of the day, though, you cannot
demand your doctor prescribe ivermectin, or any other drug. You have the option to find another doctor, any patient on Earth does (although it might have to be somebody in your insurance/provider network) ... I guess you can hunt day and night to find one that will. There is a power asymmetry there, no doubt about it, has to do with the very nature of professional licensure. If you're not accepting the professional has expert knowledge, why talk to a professional at all?
There's just no way around it ... if you want medicine, a doctor must prescribe it to you, and you don't get to force a doctor to prescribe something they wouldn't. Built into the system. Don't like it ... keep hunting for a doctor that will. It might be hard to find one that WILL prescribe you ivermectin and I personally of course think that's a good thing.