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		<description><![CDATA[STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES. “… the State of Tennessee has officially invalidated the high school diplomas of thousands of home-schooled Tennessee kids, at least where it concerns their eligibility to apply for the positions of fireman, police officer, state government employee, even daycare worker &#8211; any government job or government controlled position that the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=irlie.wordpress.com&amp;blog=3831721&amp;post=3&amp;subd=irlie&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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<p><span><span>“.(O)ne has to wonder why the State of Tennessee would rather accept the least educated kids of the State to become policemen, firemen and daycare workers? Does Tennessee really want to promote the more stupid above its best and brightest? Apparently it does.” <span><span>- <em><span>Blogger Warner Todd Huston, 5/21/08</span></em></span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span><span>Home schooled children do better on graduation tests than public schoolers.</span></span><br />
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