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Originally Posted by ILG
Do you think if you had not gone to public school you may still be OOM? Do you regret going to public school? HOw many grades did you complete? (Sorry if you feel like you are in a fishbowl....but you asked for it!! LOL!  )
Why do you like the way you were raised? What were the blessings? What were the deprivations? |
Had I not gone to public school... God knows - but that is where I "lay the blame"
No I do not regret going to public school - even though we homeschool our kids. We have different motives than some. Being anti-social, anti-higher education, introverted, etc. are simply not options. We plan, and are, making a difference in our community for Jesus and other good causes.
Eight grades only. Then continued after I left home at 16 1/2. (GED and tech courses) I should also say many current mennonites get their GED as well, but very few Old Order Mennonites go to college.
I love the way I was raised because divorce was nonexistent, and families were everything. We played interactive games rather than TV and video games. I loved the garden, being self sufficient, and country life.
Deprivations... In hindsight I would have loved to continue my education in college, and should have done that after leaving the church. And doing the horse and buggy in the year 1980 was a a bit weird - not to me - but to explain the rationale to outsiders - it was really an unneeded burden.
BUT, God knows the end from the begining, and I love my family/job/business and have a very good life today.
Thank you Jesus!
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