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Wow I missed a doozy of a conversation last night. I have to put my two cents in. I have studied to be a public school teacher (finished with everthing but certification), but I don't want my kids (when I have them) to go to public school. I want to homeschool them (much to the chagrin of my father). The reason being, not so that I can shelter them from the world, but so that I can know what they are being taught, and not taught the junk that is slipped into the public school curriculum. I also want to allow my kids to have to hands on one-on-one attention, as well as the pace they need without having to contend with 15-20 other students. As a teacher, when you have that many kids in one classroom, some get left behind as well as some are bored out of their skulls. When I do teach my own children, I aim to give them a well rounded view of the world, not a narrow unrealistic one. there are books that I won't allow my children to read simply because they teach things contrary to what I believe, but I won't restric them to only "Christian" books. If I did that I wouldn't be able to let them even read LOTR, since it is fantacy not "Christian". Had to put my two cents in.

"without having to contend with 15-20 other students"

Both my kids went to public school for awhile, you'll be doing great if you find classes with only 15-20. But I agree with most of what you say.

Though anything can work with the right people. When I was 7 (in public school in a very rural area), my class was divided into 2 sections: 2nd grade and 3rd grade. "Miz Hamner" taught both grades in the same room, simultaneously. She did a great job, too. I developed a love for reading that I've never lost. Everyone got a good foundation to go on from while in her class, no one expected that anything was just being given them. If you came to school unwashed, Miss Hamner made you bathe in a washtub in the coatroom...

Anyway, it shows the dollars that the liberals always want are really not relevant to education. They might consider actually having standards.

Have to go, but will try to check in later.

Oh I totally agree about making sure your child has a well rounded education...I feel the same way! And there are tons and tons of literature with much to contribute to the Christian, that isn't completely Christian in nature. (I wouldn't be on this thread if I felt otherwise, probably!)

I'm just saying that (speaking purely in a business-like manner) that a very rigid Christian parent has every right to be as rigid and sheltering as they want and when they are involved in a business transaction, they have the right to find out whether or not the school and it's curricula fit into their standards.

You may not approve, but in a business setting, I'm just saying your approval isn't required.

My friend that I have mentioned is very much like this...very sheltering, no science fiction, no television that isn't put out by Focus on the Family or something! I don't think she's doing the right thing, but it's a free country (for now) and she can do anything she wants. Her child is a dweeb. I think that Matthew's well-rounded life makes him fit in better. I do believe that had I sent him to school, he would have had real problems. Remember he's six years old and in the third grade. So I try to balance a normal six year old life for this advanced child. The result is an extremely cheerful, self-confident and articulate little boy.