Posted on 03/24/2017 5:03:59 AM PDT by VitacoreVision
Children should never be used a political pawns in the vicious grown up game of politics. **That** is the very definition of abuse.
Expect a knock on the door from the Ministry of Truth.
Sounds suspiciously like capitalism. Voluntary consumers, market forces, competition. I'm reporting you, citizen 2001.
lol
Woulda...Coulda...Shoulda.....It's been going on since the early 50s when my brother was taught “Whole Word”.
Good luck with **that** failed strategy.
Educating your kids at home and sending them to formal private schools are not the only options here. The author's point is that churches should figure out how to do this effectively and without forcing parents to pay enormous costs.
So what’s YOUR strategy?
Change your culture by moving. Not easy I realize but we did it and are happy.
“spiritual damage, extreme indoctrination, and other serious problems”
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Yes, I understand this, but hasn’t this been the case from at least since the 1960s?
And, playing devil’s advocate, can’t this also be said of schools were the enemy is active?
Perhaps, Christians are most needed in amongst non-believers. Is that not the point of the Great Commission?
I'd go into a burning building to save my children, or die trying.
And, is what the author is saying(whether intended or not), is that the Church is raising weak Christians??
I completely disagree with you on that. A government-run school system has no place in a free nation — PERIOD.
I worked two jobs for the first 8 years so I could put my kids through a private Christian School. Public school is hideous.
It’s terrible that American children feel “jailed” and guarded by police all day at school.
Maybe special schools for “dreamers” and non-citizens are required? Ha! Imagine getting the American taxpayer to pay for that.
Not REALISTICALLY possible. Yes, for most there may be possible ways, however slight. I read an article last week that most Americans couldn't write a check for $500 because they were so stretched from paycheck to paycheck, so no matter how much many parents many care, their options are severely limited.
Also, one thing that is not to be ignored is that many of the so-called "mainstream" churches these days have become ultra-liberal, so even if Church Schools become a possibility, you may not want to pursue that choice.
That has already happened in Los Angeles, 40% of the Students are Illegal Aliens or children of Illegal Aliens. The vast Majority of American Citizens have already pulled their children out or converted their schools to charter schools. They just keep importing Illegal Aliens to make up the shortfall in students.
More than Half the Schools and the Employees would be CLOSED AND FIRED were it not for Illegal Aliens.,
Yes, moving out of sanctuary cities and depriving them of your taxes is a great idea.
Glad you all got to relocate to a great place!
20 years ago Cal Thomas issued a similar directive. That’s when I started homeschooling, but I was familiar with the concept because my sister had been homeschooling for years. None of our kids were harmed by homeschooling, we have an airline pilot for a major US carrier, 2 MBAs both management positions in Fortune 100 companies, , a PE in Structural Engineering, a Captain in the Army at 26 years of age. No bragging, just fact...homeschool helps your child excel, and they don’t lack socialization skills :)
Kudos, you may be eligible for a Nobel Peace prize.
There are a lot of people who do not value education as much as they should. many of those become the snowflakes we see everyday now. Those are the ones that have to be targeted.
BTW, when you pull your kids out of the burning building, where are you sending them to school?
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