It has come to my attention that our church sunday school program will be implementing videos to go with the bible lesson. The explanation used as to why they have chosen to do this is that our children are in the media age and learn better when they are able to watch something on tv- rather than listen to an adult teach the class. And if that is the way they learn and it is the job of the church to reach them then they will use this mode of educating them. I can see this sort of thing starting in the PS- but when it starts in church I have to ask myself, "what on earth is going on?"
I feel like they are giving the kids candy and then wondering why they won't take the carrots. What ever happened to training? Train the kids to listen, to behave, to keep quiet, to participate. Have an expectation that they will succeed and they will. But keep giving them candy and they will keep wanting candy.
Surely I am not the only one who sees that this is just plain wrong. I'm not saying tv is wrong. We watch some tv. But I am saying that to have my kids plugged in at church is not the best way to teach them.
I realize that we will need to decide if our children are getting the best in sunday school and if not then pull them out. I would love to hear some thoughts on this.
Susan | 
