you really do make sushi.
this was sent to me by my friend josh. it's pretty long, but please at least skim it. i would especially love it if you would leave me any reactions on the comment-roll here--i'm writing a paper for my education law class on something loosely related to this article, and i very much want to know what you think. please.
in other news, i can't stop alchemizing. nerd.
posted by shorttallnotatall @ 5:23 PM
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Having married someone who was homeschooled by Christian parents, I can say that I think the idea of a college intentionally reaching out to homeschooled students is probably good. Daniel struggled when he first went to college and perhaps this kind of environment would have been better for him. I'm not entirely sure.
I have to say that if I was interested in getting involved with conservative politics in D.C., then this school would be really appealing to me because it seems like they train you and give you opportunites that you might not have elsewhere. And I think that's what we all wanted out of college, to be given a headstart and an education that would help us begin our careers.
Look, I understand why some people would prefer to homeschool their children. But I think that it is important for all children to go to a school and be in a classroom with other kids their own age to develop communication skills. God made us for community, not just with Mom, Dad and sibilings but also for everybody and I feel public school helps you to develop these important social skills.
So this article makes me a bit scared. They are homeschooling kids and sending them to a homeschool kids college? How are we spreading the Good News to non-believers if we only hang out with believers.
Also I just do not understand why anyone would have pictures of the Bush family around their room. Can somebody show me where Jesus talked about stopping abortion and gay marriage. I am sure Jesus is not a fan of either, however, it seems to me that He concentrated on things like serving the poor, the widowed and the fatherless, loving our neighbor and our enemy as ourself. Also he seems to generally be agianst people becomming rich at the expense of others, keeping the poor poor, turning our backs on people in need(see: genocide in Africa) and being bad stewards of what God has given us, such as money, the Earth and its resources. But maybe I am just concentrating way too much on the gospels.
I think I actually read this article a few months ago, or another article on Patrick Henry. I think it's totally cool if these kids want to go to this school and then go on to be conservative policy makers in Washington. What gets me, frankly, is the illusion that all the politicians these kids work for have good moral values. Regardless of political leanings or presidencies, it seems unbelievable that these kids can be left in the dark about the moral bankruptcy that is American politics.
My favorite was the teacher who actually says America isn't a Christian nation and the founding fathers weren't Christians. It's refreshing to know they're being pushed to step outside the bubbles.
However, I have no problem with Susie Q. quitting her profession to raise a family or stay home after getting married. I have no problem with these conservative adults raising their conservative kids the same way they themselves were raised. The only thing I worry about is getting stuck in an ideology that is unhealthy and ungodly. It's better to be kind than to be right, and I hope we hold to that truth when we look down our noses at the sinners around us.
i think it is better to rebuke with gentleness than with seeming self-righteousness.
also, it is a matter, largely, of opinion as to what ideologies are unhealthy and ungodly. i'm willing to explain what i mean by that.
lastly, is there an argument to be made that sending children to such a conservative school where they will be surrounded (and quite comfortably) by a community who shares the same beliefs--i mean specifically that they have been "left in the dark about the moral bankruptcy that is american politics"--will only further and even encourage such thought?
thank you for your comments, megan and jess and chris. nothing would make me happier than more.
I would like to add that I think Megan has a good point with how college is meant to be given a headstart and an education that would help us begin our careers.
I guess what I meant about my middle paragraph above, is that I do not think we are supposed to be comfortable all the time. I feel we grow closer to God when we are uncomfortable and when we have not choice left but to fully rely on Him. I have found in my own life that comfortable can lead to complacency and I do not want to be luke warm and spit out, if you know what I mean.
Am I making any sense? I hope so, and I am sorry if my spelling is bad news.
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