Posted on 12/04/2007 3:36:50 AM PST by ohhhh
Raging ideological battles in both California and Iowa reached new levels last week when students packed up their backpacks and left their public schools. In California, parents staged a two-day boycott, pulling students from state schools in protest of SB 777, a bill force-feeding children perverse material and videos vile enough to garner an R-rating in the local multiplex. Meanwhile in Iowa, distressed parents removed up to 200 students after one public high school sponsored an event encouraging students to bend their gender by cross-dressing. Evidently, some are beginning to wake up to the fact that their children are no longer receiving true education, but are being clandestinely recruited into sick social movements threatening to tear families apart at the seams. As Barb Heki with the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators stated: "Kids are being saturated with anti-Christian teaching, touching not only their minds, but their hearts."
Yet tragically, while some Christian parents and pastors demonstrated courage in removing their children from the filth, the vast majority simply looked away and did nothing.
This is incredible considering that 85 percent of children from Christian families are being public schooled, and around 85 percent of them are losing their faith by the time they graduate. So the question must be asked: What is currently preventing most parents and churches from taking action as the nation's children are being soul murdered?
Child advocate Jody Wohlenhaus, working in tandem with the Iowa Family Policy Center, has observed that "non-believers possess a more clear vision of how to shape children than many Christian parents do." She said they not only get to children early, but they strongly appeal to the children's sympathy by distorting statistics on bullying. In short, they know how to take our children captive.
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Thank you, redlocsk322 for writing what was in my heart to say.
I do not understand how some Christian parents can be so judgemental and legalistic on this issue. If home schooling is what you feel led to do, by all means do it - but don’t condemn those of us who are not led to do it.
I actually work in business operations of a large Texas public school system. We regularly have prayer requests and uplifting spiritual items circulated in our interoffice email system, so the atmosphere in our district is not “godless filth” at all. Both of my kids (now in their teens, and the oldest chose ON HER OWN to attend a Christian university) went through the public school system and have come out the other side as fine moral young people.
Yeah, my reaction was “UGH. Who wants a ‘family atmosphere’ in high school?”
It reminded me of the dingalings who would be overcome with emotion at hearing the voice of the Sinkmeister and then sigh, “Well, at least he *cares.*”
Gross!
I don’t need the Prez to “care” about me, like he’s my daddy.
that is your choice, and i admire you for it, but it wasn’t our’s. our 13 yo is learning disabled and there isn’t any way in the world we could homeschool her adequately. we pay hefty tuition to provide all 3 of our kids with excellent educations. the 13 yo attends a private Christian LD school with 10 kids per class and 2 teachers per classroom, both with a Masters in LD teaching. One doesn’t need to spend an entire day with one’s child in order to teach them. The Catholic schools my other two children attended ALWAYS stated that parents are the primary educators of their children, the school is there to assist. That is why we chose private schools that share the same belief system as we do, and that reinforce what we teach at home.i do not knock homeschooling EVER, because i think for those who are so inclined it is a fantastic gift. i just don’t think it’s the ONLY way, or even the BEST way. it is only the best way for those who choose it and are happy with it.
I read every word. And,,,it is filled with much wisdom.
God bless you!
I would like to add that, in addition to knowing what you kids can withstand, it’s important to know what would be really fun, comfortable and just all around delightful for them.
IOW, too often the discussion around homeschooling is about how bad public schools are. But for many kids that’s irrelevant-—what’s relevant is that homeschooling is soooo much better in their eyes?
Like you, my kids constantly receive compliments on their behavior and bearing. And—how times have changed-—other kids constantly express to them how much they wish THEY were homeschooled b/c they see how free my kids are-—free to learn, free to have fun, free to be themselves and pursue things that give them joy. Plus, so many kids want more family time and homeschool can be a great way to get it.
I wasn’t implying that homeschooling is for every child or every family and I hope you didn’t take my comments that way.
I was simply trying to point out that I think homeschooling should be considered based on what it has to offer a family, not solely on what the family wants to avoid in public schools.
I’m glad you enjoyed it. I found it very profound and go back and reread it occasionally.
Personally, I think church-going as we know it is going by the wayside. It can’t survive in its present form, for many reasons.
People of true faith will always find ways to fellowship together and bond together to walk out their walk with the Lord, however. The true Church will survive and thrive.
“But while you’re waiting around for vouchers to become available, massive changes (for the better) in public schooling can be made by massive increases in homeschooling.”
I hope you are right. It’s worth a try.
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Good points, all, fightinJAG. Dude!
Public school kids have told my kids they would love to homeschool. A lot of times they look really sad because their own parents just aren’t willing. I think that when a child wants to be homeschooled and his parents refuse to, it sends the message to the child that he’s just not important enough.
My kids were in public school for a very short time. The bureaucracy of the system was crazy-making. Both the parents and the kids have to tap-dance to someone else’s tune and the tune is lousy. In homeschool you’re your own boss. It’s a lot more enjoyable.
You’re right. Homeschooling is the most fulfilling job in the world. Like any job there are hard days and there are good ones. But there is nothing else in the world that gives so much joy. You said you couldn’t imagine not being around your kids 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, etc. I’m with you totally. It’s the most fun thing I’ve ever done in my life, excluding being with my dh. (dear hubby)
Parents need to begin sending their children to Catholic Schools ASAP! Good education and perfect values. We’re four generations and counting...
I think we’re somewhat in agreement but coming at this from two different angles; I’ve learned something from this thread and that is that everyone doesn’t have the same public school experience. It seems that for the most part those living in rural areas and small towns feel that they still have some degree of control over the local school system and the curriculum. I can’t argue that though with state mandated standards and books I question the degree of control they really enjoy. As for the large city and most recently the large suburban school districts our experience (my family and myself) has been that the anti-Christian, anti-free enterprise and heterophobic forces have completely taken these schools over. The shared belief by many of us here in the large city I live in is that if the Christian contingent were to bail on the public school system, it would essentially collapse and the State would be forced into a voucher system. Right now discussions are being held on this issue and part and parcel of those discussions is the extent to which Christians whose children are grown and gone would be willing to contribute monthly to new Christian educational facilities. A resounding majority at our church responded in the affirmative.
I understand and appreciate your sentiments, but I honestly think that they really don’t apply in the here and now of the present situation as it applys to the big city/big suburban school districts and it certainly won’t apply in the future. As one bumper sticker puts it, “Remove them or Lose them”.
I’ll agree that I do not know the “big city” public school experience and that is by choice. I was just taken back by the blanket all public school statements.
I am curious though, If there are enough Christians in the school system that by pulling out the public school system would crumble could not that same number of Christians affect change within the system if that was their focus?
I wonder sometimes, if one person’s complaint can cause a city to remove a Christmas tree what a large group of Christians, totally focused, totally united and totally led by God can do.
By the way, I do believe vouchers are the way to go and hope my children’s children at least will have that choice.
May God continue to bless you and your family.
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