“But a parent who blindly says, “Not in my school.” or a teacher who says the same, may have a sorry surprise in store.”
Indeed, that’s true. A good parent wouldn’t say “not in my school.” A good teacher would. There is a big difference between a parent and a teacher. The teacher didn’t conceive the child. The teacher doesn’t have to reap the consequences of their children’s’ bad decisions. A good parent will educate their children while looking in the mirror of their own life, and a good teacher (according to the mandates imposed upon him/her,) will impose the mandates of their district’s curriculum.
“My child could walk into a campfire and be burned. We take that chance. However, if we never leave that fire unattended, have rules about walking on the outside of the chairs and watch our kids, we have a much lesser chance.”
You don’t leave your children unattended. Neither do I. The school system does it all day.
“Life is a matter of odds.”
Indeed. Prepare your kids for the odds that work for- and -against them. They’re much better off if they know how to make good choices.
“If we have a roaring campfire and sit in the camper while the kids play tag, odds are MUCH better that they will be burned.
I don’t take my chance with fires or schools. Because every day that goes by improves the chance of getting burnt.”
Home-school? Just guessing :)
You guessed right!
Since 2003.