I personally think the problem with these "kids" is that the parents sent them a message when they sent them to elementary school in the first place. The message the child received is that their parent is "not smart enough" to teach them reading, writing and arithmetic; they need an "expert". Therefore it should be no wonder that the children trust the "experts" more than their parents who love them, -- and not to mention more than trusting God who is the true and only expert!
There is no question that, as a society, we trust "experts" way too much. I disagree, however, that it is necessarily wrong for parents to send their children to schools. My wife and I homeschooled our children, but I am also serving a good Lutheran school, so I have seen both sides. What is important, is that any school should see themselves as partners with and even servants of the parents. What I mean is that the teachers are there to help the parents and not tear them down. Likewise, parents should support the teachers (provided the teachers are doing their jobs properly). If a parent delegates to a teacher (and that is what sending your child to a school is), the role to discipline the child at times, the parent should not then attack the teacher when the teacher does this, so long as the teacher is in the right. Obviously, a teacher with an axe to grind should not be blindly supported, but in a healthy school this is not the case.
I think we agree on the basic premise, but have a question how this extends into an elementary school. Your point is largely right regarding public schools today, but not all schools.
I totally agree with you!!! ;-) I did homeschool as well and in both Christian and public. The parent has to be present and vigilant as to how the information is being interpreted. In both instances there were good and bad teachers, but mostly at the time my kids were in school the culture was not what it is now, but it was changing quickly ('79-90)
At this point in our culture, I would be homeschooling and doing what we did then, finding those who were conversant in chemistry and advanced math of other homeschoolers to add to their curriculums. Elementary school is where I did most and by the time they were in High School the counselors were "certain" they would have to put them back a year, but their testing advanced them or at least let them enter at their grade level. My kids were not geniuses, but they all went on to graduate college with honors, one of them Summa, another Magna and the one who did not go ran logistics for her company.
What is in the child manifests itself through how they are taught, I suppose, and what kind of cooperation is shown between teacher and parent., -- I totally agree.
I think the genie is out of the bottle where the god of this world is concerned. How parents will negotiate education at this point in this society, I can only guess. Hopefully they will not be too busy to pay attention. Thanks for your posts and response. I am sure I am not the only one reading them. (At least I hope) I have the ones I have not read yet saved!
I personally think the problem with these "kids" is that the parents sent them a message when they sent them to elementary school in the first place. The message the child received is that their parent is "not smart enough" to teach them reading, writing and arithmetic; they need an "expert". Therefore it should be no wonder that the children trust the "experts" more than their parents who love them, -- and not to mention more than trusting God who is the true and only expert!
There is no question that, as a society, we trust "experts" way too much. I disagree, however, that it is necessarily wrong for parents to send their children to schools. My wife and I homeschooled our children, but I am also serving a good Lutheran school, so I have seen both sides. What is important, is that any school should see themselves as partners with and even servants of the parents. What I mean is that the teachers are there to help the parents and not tear them down. Likewise, parents should support the teachers (provided the teachers are doing their jobs properly). If a parent delegates to a teacher (and that is what sending your child to a school is), the role to discipline the child at times, the parent should not then attack the teacher when the teacher does this, so long as the teacher is in the right. Obviously, a teacher with an axe to grind should not be blindly supported, but in a healthy school this is not the case.
I think we agree on the basic premise, but have a question how this extends into an elementary school. Your point is largely right regarding public schools today, but not all schools.
I totally agree with you!!! ;-) I did homeschool as well and in both Christian and public. The parent has to be present and vigilant as to how the information is being interpreted. In both instances there were good and bad teachers, but mostly at the time my kids were in school the culture was not what it is now, but it was changing quickly ('79-90)
At this point in our culture, I would be homeschooling and doing what we did then, finding those who were conversant in chemistry and advanced math of other homeschoolers to add to their curriculums. Elementary school is where I did most and by the time they were in High School the counselors were "certain" they would have to put them back a year, but their testing advanced them or at least let them enter at their grade level. My kids were not geniuses, but they all went on to graduate college with honors, one of them Summa, another Magna and the one who did not go ran logistics for her company.
What is in the child manifests itself through how they are taught, I suppose, and what kind of cooperation is shown between teacher and parent., -- I totally agree.
I think the genie is out of the bottle where the god of this world is concerned. How parents will negotiate education at this point in this society, I can only guess. Hopefully they will not be too busy to pay attention. Thanks for your posts and response. I am sure I am not the only one reading them. (At least I hope) I have the ones I have not read yet saved!