Resolved: Public schools ought be required to teach LGBT history and issues

I will start by saying it is a pleasure to debate this interesting topic with my opponent. I would also like to point out that my opponent has provided absolutely no sources to warent his claims. This is important to note since one can not go by the claims alone because unless their is proof then then there is no way of kinowing whether the claims are absolutely fact or they are just false.===> Rebuttels <=== Refutation for 1aMy opponent states the following: “Learning requires the full comprehension of the natural world and society... To exclude LGBT issues in this scope would be counterintuitive to the general purpose of education”However, I say that there is little reason to believe what he says considering that he has not supporting evidence to back up what he says. In fact it wholly contradicts the central logic and history of Western education, which consistently demonstrates that a versatile command of certain essential “core knowledges” such as Reading, Mathematics, and the Physical Sciences, is precedent to, and necessary for, the consideration of demographically-niche issues such as LGBT studies. For example: in order to even discuss the demographically-unarguable statement, “human homosexuality is a statistical aberration”, one must possess a basic measure of reading ability and comprehension, as well as at least a rudimentary conception of statistical mathematics – simply to understand the statement being made, before the assignment of any value judgments whatsoever! American public schools today are doing an absolutely horrible job of transmitting these essential “core knowledges” to the students of today, with American students being ranked 22nd in the Sciences, 27th in Maths, and 33rd in Reading (the lowest ranking amongst all OECD member nations) [1].If we were to actually do what Scarlote is advocating then we would actually worsen the current situation. Because by adding more time in the classrooms for LGBT we would lessen time spent teaching core knowlege.Refutation of 1b.Also, I would like to point out that my opponnet still gives no proof that what he claims is true. In addition, there is no real reason that he will achieve the positive results that he is claiming. He claims that a lack of understanding and violence against LGBT people justifies the inclusion of LGBT studies in the public school curriculum however, given the demonstrable incompetence displayed by American public schools in transmitting even the most basic and essential “core knowledges” of Reading, Math, and Science, there is no reason to expect that the teaching of LGBT studies would be accomplished in any sort of uniformly-competent manner. In fact, the far greater likelihood is that LGBT studies would be taught with the same abysmal incompetence as other subjects, resulting in zero positive effects while only diverting time and attention from the already deficient instruction in core knowledge.===> My Case <===Contention 1: Public Schools Should Not Teach LGBT Issues because Public Schools Should Not Exist!Thomas Jefferson said, “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical.”This is above is what my favorate president and drafter of the U.S. Constitution has to say about this. The problem with Scarlote's arguments or rather his world veiw is his acceptance of the dictum that public schools have the right to teach LGBT studies, or any other area of instruction not demanded by parents operating voluntarily in the free market. Public Schools in America today already consume taxes equal to nearly $11,000 per-student every year [2]. Do note that this only includes the official, line-item reported spending on public schooling – if extraneous spending related to educational expenses is included, the gross amount is estimated to be at least 44% higher than officially reported [3]. By contrast, the greater efficiency enjoyed by for-profit, capitalistic educational models allows Private Schools to deliver far superior educational results [4] at a Tuition cost which is 30 to 50 percent less than comparable Government Spending on the Public Schools [5]. Thus, if the public school system were abolished or privatized altogether: for the exact same amount of money that the Government is spending on the public schools, our society could provide Parents with vouchers or tax credits sufficient to pay 100% of the tuition for the (educationally-superior) Private School of their choice, not to mention an additional $2,000 to $4,000 per-child in cash, to spend on food or clothing or health care, or whatever the child may need. While it is true that the teaching of LGBT studies would be virtually non-existent in such a for-profit, capitalistic educational model (since homosexuals themselves do not procreate, and the vast majority of parents demonstrate little economic demand for their children to be subjected to LGBT studies), any positive benefits which might be claimed for the teaching of LGBT studies would be far outweighed by the benefits of superior education, at lower cost, in a privatized educational model.Therefore, my opponent's commitment to public schooling, and to the teaching of LGBT studies therein, effectively represents his commitment to an utterly-failed educational model, and the worsening of what little educational value the public schools are able to transmit, even in the status quo.===> Conclution <===In conclusion, My opponent has no sources to back up his claims therefore, there is no reason to believe what he claims. Teaching LGBT will not work since the teaching of other classes in more important subjects have been a proven close failure. It would also divert teaching of other more important subjects and worsen the current situtation in America's education. And LGBT issues should not be taught in public schools because public schools should not even exist. Education would be better of privatized!I will now await my opponent's response.[1]http://www.geographic.org...[2]http://www.census.gov...[3]http://www.cato.org...[4]http://www.capenet.org...[5]http://mjperry.blogspot.com...