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Originally Posted by ILG
I think there is a difference between doing it as a joke and doing it for real. The only concern is, as KBTW said, is breaking down barriers. But then, being funny does often push boundaries.
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I agree that years ago it was funny, because no one even considered it as a possibility of ever really taking place. Nowadays... a different story. This was my husband's opinion too on the matter.
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Originally Posted by ILG
There is so much stuff that goes on in schools. I don't know what I would do if my kids were school aged now. I haven't had to think about that for a while. It's a tough thing.
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Yes, public school education today is a far different thing than it was when I went to school. My kids are seeing things and dealing with things that I've never had to deal with. Two gay boys sitting at lunch next to my daughter discussing their "gay" activities. It makes me gag just thinking about what my kids have to see and hear every day they go to school.
And... this behavior is not just limited to public schools. I've looked into private schools in our area, and talked to other parents who have enrolled their children because of the same issues, and they didn't find much difference in the behaviors at private school, as opposed to public school. It is because the entire generational moral character has so declined.
Home schooling is an option, but one that we've never considered because we've always felt that our kids need to learn how to deal with the "real" world while we as parents are there to help, encourage, and support them.
I've seen too many horror stories of homeschooled children going to college, and spiraling into a terrible state because they had no social skills to deal with the issues that the real world throws at them. For that reason, we have not ever chosen to do home school, because we want our children to have the social skills and abilities to deal with the junk the world throws at them while we as parents are there to support and encourage them, and help them get through it.
Our family sits around the dinner table every evening, and discuss the events of their day. We pray together, and read the Bible together as a family. My kids share their concerns with us and we pray with them, and give them advice and try to find solutions to their dilemma within the word of God.
We have taught our children that they are to consider school as their mission field, and as a chance to be a witness to a dark world. Going to a school like this is no different than a missionary going to the far off corners of the world and teaching folks about Jesus. These children (for the most part) have no knowledge about Jesus.
In fact, my daughter and son both tell me that many of their friends confide their problems to them, because they think my kids "don't have any problems" (not true of course they are teenagers and aren't perfect) but these kids here know my kids will care and pray for them.
Many times during our family prayer, my kids are praying for their friends at school. I believe the Lord is doing a work through them, allowing them to be a light in the darkness.
It is for this reason that I feel the Lord would have us continue to allow our kids to attend this school. But at the same time, I just can't stand by and see this kind of behavior going on in such a public manner, without saying something. After all.... our tax dollars are paying for my children's education, and I do have a right to say something...
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