Should Christian Parents Send Their Children to Public Schools?
An Honest Question We All Should Ask
Today in America most individuals depend on the State to educate their children. Since America has done this for generations, it has become common place, the "norm". Most people can't imagine education any other way. It is an extreme majority who believe it's the State's job to educate our children. With the State taking on this responsibility, what are they exactly teaching America's children? The answer is an anti-Christian worldview. Our public education system is founded on the view that anybody can learn, be, or do anything. It's not founded on a belief in God's grace or provision, but on the belief in humanity. How many times have you heard, "if you put your mind to it, you can do anything"? I imagine this statement has even been said from pulpits across this nation. This isn't a biblical view. We can only do what the Lord has gifted us to do. If two parents have a child who is short, without an athletic bone in his body, then regardless how much he "puts his mind to it", he'll never play in the National Basketball Association. God hasn't gifted this child to play in the N.B.A. A child's ability rests with God, not himself or herself, regardless what the State teaches.
Published by Jared Moore
My name is Jared Moore. I'm currently the full time pastor of New Salem Baptist Church in Hustonville, KY. I'm married and have 2 children. I love Christ and continually trust in Him alone for my salvation. View profile
- Alternative Education Options for Your ChildrenMany parents are dissatisfied with America's failing public school systems, but are unsure of the possible alternatives available to them. Here is a brief glimpse at a few atlernative educational options.
- Better Education in a Private School? In today's highly competitive work force it is necessary to be as educated as possible in order to fight the competition. Many parents are looking for ways to better their children's education. However, private educ...
- Home School Lesson PlansLesson plans can be done by the day or week in a book that can be purchased or printed off the internet. Plan what will be done each day for each subject. Home school lesson plans are prepared the same way as regular...
- The Pros and Cons of Sending Your Children to a Catholic SchoolThere are many pros and cons that go into the decision of sending your children to a Catholic School. Here is a look at some deciding factors.
Make Your Own Oak Gall or Iron Gall Ink: Home School ProjectLearn the significance and chemistry of oak gall or iron gall ink and include it among your list of home school projects.
- Structural Violence in the Public School System
- Advantages of Home School
- Current State of the Public School System
- Public Schools Hate Homeschooling
- Best Advice for Parents on Rearing Their Children
- The Davison Academy of Nevada: A Reno Public School for Gifted Students
- Why Parents Should Encourage Their Children to Pursue Competitive Speaking, Debate
2 Comments
Post a CommentKelly, I appreciate your comment.
When you say, "There is nothing "Atheistic" about public education," your only other alternative is to say that the public school system gives us a "neutral" education. There's no such thing as a "neutral" position from which to argue. Either God has created all things for His glory and holds all things together or He doesn't. If He is Creator God, then teaching any subject in His world divorced from Him is "Atheistic". If our public school system does not operate from an Atheistic worldview, then what worldview do you think they operate from?
My children went primarily to Catholic School, although my daughters went to public high school and my son is now back in public grammar school. There is nothing 'atheistic' about public education. It is secular, which is what is required of public education. My children's religious beliefs are respected in their schools. I do and always have been the responsible party for their religious education, but I am not fearful of them learning from other sources or learning beyond my own abilities to teach. If one really trusts in God and possesses true faith, knowledge and alternative points of view are never adversaries.