Originally posted by reverend
I think kids should be safe from religion till they\'re old enough to think for themselves deeply about such matters. State schooling eems to give a more balanced approach by trying to avoid it altogether. Does the job for me.
See, I have problems with a few of the ways the schools are trying to mold our kids.
One example is the Zero Tolerance Policy on fighting.
Back in my day, it was recognized that you have a basic right to defend yourself, and the defender rarely, if ever, got suspended.
Now, both antagonist and defender get suspended, teaching the children that fighting under any circumstances is bad, yet the teachers often ignore the bullying that goes on.
I personally will teach my child to fight when necessary and damn the rules.
I will not have my child grow up to be a victim. We have too many here with the victim mentality.
Another problem I have is not with the school itself but the kids themselves, or rather their lack of common courtesy, morality, etc,etc. due to their parents lack of responsibility and interest. These peers play a huge part in your child\'s development.
The ideal for me would be to take my child during the elementary years, and raise him how I was raised, fishing, hunting, living off the land, with no television, only books.
Ideally, I would like to instill survival skills, a sense of responsibility for his actions, rather than the society of victims we have today, and most importantly, to think for himself and question everything, to stand on his own and not need the state to make his way.
