Why didn't you include Catholic and other non-public
schools in your analysis of the Kansas City quagmire?
First, the public schools are in such desperate shape that we felt we had to publish right away.
Second, we are working on data for the non-public schools.
Third, what happens to the public schools will profoundly influence the non-public schools in
terms of teachers being available and increasing demand for non-public schools. In a sense,
we'd be interested to watch the Kansas City public schools crater. But, while it might be statistically
intriguing for us, it would certainly be educational genocide for children and families. So did we
write to the Archdiocese and suggest they consider solar panels on their schools. We are reliably
informed it is an ethical dilemma for a religious school to turn away a potential soul to shape.
You may recollect that, after a long day, the disciplines attempt to prevent a small group of
children from bothering Jesus. He rebuked his followers and said, "Suffer the little children to come
unto Me, and forbid them not, for such is the Kingdom of Heaven." (Mark 10:14; Matthew 19:14;
Luke 18:16)
We don't know if the comment was made in Latin, Hebrew, Aramaic or some local dialect. As far as
we can discern, it is not known what language or languages Jesus spoke, let alone if he was literate.
If the English translation from Greek is accurate, it is significant that Jesus did not say "Suffer
SOME of the little children". A negative inference permits us to conclude He meant "ALL". So the US
law probably should have been "ALL CHILDREN ADVANCED UPWARD".
Historically, mathematicians who have ventured into canon law and theology have not prospered.
We suspect this is due to ambiguities in interpreting "Cast ye not pearls before swine" (Matthew
7:6).