Christian Fundamentalist Homeschooling.
A guide to why, and mostly, why not, by Brenda.
A response to
Barely Literate published by Alternet.
(Author’s note: If you are Christian, please do not be insulted by this. I have no problem with Christianity if you are giving your child a proper education. Thanks!)
Okay, so. Since we learned that presidential candidate Rick Santorum homeschools his children, homeschooling has gotten a lot of press time. Which may or may not be good, because a lot of this press, is very, very, bad. Honestly, if you can’t write more than a paragraph at age eighteen, there is something wrong. Very, very, wrong.
Today my mum and I read a story on Alternet about homeschooling, and homeschooling neglect. It’s actually a little chilling. These people aren’t being raised to live in a world like the one that exists today. If you aren’t raised to live in a world like this, you’re guaranteed to have some problems.
Life isn’t a case of God vs Devil, good vs. evil. You gotta live in it, and what is being taught to many Christian children is that much of the world is evil, and that the ‘Devil’ is everywhere. People shouldn’t be scared of the world, not like that. If you choose not to send your child to school, fine (I don’t go to school either!). But at least teach them properly, let them go to college.
If there is a God, I think he would want you to teach your child to use his or her ‘gifts’. The mind, and education, is not something to be wasted.
Thanks for reading.
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