I have been waiting for this day since about June 12! LOL!! The first day of school!! Don't get me wrong, I love my boys but when Dad works obscene hours and you are left with most of the parental responsibilities, the task does become daunting at times. Today will be a wonderful respite!!
I want to discuss schools. I know this will anger some people but so did my post on menopause..LOL I have nothing against Christian, private schools, or homeschooling. Both of my older kids started out in Christian schools and did very well. My middle son still talks about how wonderful his kindergarten teacher was and he is now in 11th grade. That right there says a lot. So why don't we continue to send our kids to a Christian school? Because it occurred to me several years ago that we as Christians were taking all the light out of the public schools and what was remaining was potential darkness! Sure our children are impressionable and especially the really young ones but I think it's our job as parents to reinforce their moral upbringing. We have to consistently remind them of our rules, our beliefs and that we are foremost children of God. I think our children can be light in what can otherwise be a dark world. Again, don't think I am poo-pooing your decisions. We all have different convictions and this one is mine!
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That's a very interesting point. Depending on the school district, I wouldn't mind sending my child to a public school. This is probably because I had such an awesome time in my public K through 12 experience...
ReplyDeleteI guess i should have elaborated a bit more and went on to say that if i felt a school was not safe as in drug infested or gang infested, I would probably think twice about them going there but if safety is not an issue then they would go.
ReplyDeleteRight, I would NEVER send my kids to Edgewood High School. But I would send them to public schools in Redneckville, USA. ;-) I think there is just as much drama in Christian schools-kids still sell and do drugs; kids still have sex; kids still bully and are bullied. There is certainly no hiding from the "evils" out there! Good thing I have a few years to think about this before we send Izzy girl off to school.
ReplyDeleteHonestly Edgewood is a tough school but do you know that Fallston and John Carroll have a higher percentage of drug addictions than Edgewood!!
ReplyDeleteThat's cause the rich kids in Fallston and J.C. BUY the drugs from the thugs in Edgehood ;-)
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