Slammed!
Jul. 18, 2005 at 10:29 AM
Homeschooling
Jenny D is mad at me. Well not just me, all white middle class Michiganders. She claims I don't care about my children's education.
Michiganders don't much care about their kids' educations. Let me rephrase...white, middle-class Michiganders don't care. Here's the blog entry, and here's the article from the Detroit News reporting that:
Nearly half of parents don't think everyone should have a college education nor do they trust the judgment of teachers and professors.
Three out of five define the success of their children without reference to education or the ability to support themselves.
Only one in four believes a good education is essential for getting ahead in life.
It goes on but you get the idea. Quite frankly, I agree with part of the first point and proud to admit I don't trust the jdugement of teachers and professors. So I guess I'm one of the parents who doesn't care. Yeah right! Sounds like Jenny D. might want to come visit my blog and read Why Do You Educate?. In that post I stated,
My children's success is not determined by a degree or a dollar. That a well educated child is one who knows and loves the Lord their God with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength, and loves their neighbor as themselves.
But according to educational elitists I guess that puts me in the category of parents who just don't care.
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posted by DawneMichelle on Jul. 18, 2005 at 11:18 AM
Ack!
posted by Buckeyeblog on Jul. 21, 2005 at 2:11 PM
Are you familiar with Barbara Shelton (Home School High School Form+U+la) and her website www.homeschooloasis.com ? She has an article on there that I whole-heartedly agree with...it's about college being an idol. I believe that that's what it's coming to, personally.
I also agree that the important "education" in our children's lives is there relationship with the Lord and being able to both defend it and lead others to the Kingdom.
I enjoy so much of what you write, you are quite an asset to the homeschool community. I really enjoyed your article in the Summer TOS.
Blessings from Ohio, Kim Wolf<><