Sociology Question

"It is in the states best interest to be more involved in parenting, even to the point of controlling what is taught in the home."

I have a rather conflicted response to this statement. I agree and completely disagree at the same time. I agree with this statement because, yes, if the government controls what is taught to their citizens at a young age, then those citizens will be much more easily swayed (or is it brainwashed?) into siding with the government when they grow old enough to have their opinions truly matter. So, the statement is true. However, I completely DISAGREE with the idea presented in this statement. It smacks of communism, in the sense that the government controls every little aspect of an individual's life. It completely destroys individuality and the freedom to hold one's own beliefs, and denies the citizens of said state any privacy whatsoever. Even in a situation in which the government was completely void of corruption, this situation is less than ideal because of the lack of individuality and privacy, not to mention the denial of the right to simply be a parent, to make mistakes and shape your children into the adults that they one day will become. However, we all know that an uncorrupted government is a idealized impossibility in this world of sin, deceit, greed, and power struggles. So, if a corrupted entity is allowed full access to an individual's life and their formative years, the power of said government to create, say, an army of heartless murderers to massacre all opposing countries and take the rest under siege, the citizen has no ability to stop them or even speak out against them. From a christian perspective this is a terrifying proposition, because if our government is against Christianity, we have no freedom to practice our beliefs even within the walls of our own home, and no power to teach our children of God's saving mercy and grace. in short, this is a terrifying proposition that hopefully will never become a reality.