What's your opinion of kids that go to Christian schools?
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From my experiences kids that have attended christain schools of any denomination tend to revolt at about 16 or 17 years old. I would bet that drug use and other frowned upon activities are higher in these kids than in those at public schools.
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Tough choice & I really respect your desire to make sure your kids are getting the best education.  Its hard to say what the best option would be.  I went to a Christian school during Kinder & 1st, then public school for the rest of my education (the Christian school closed down or I probably would've stayed there).  While that was a long time ago, I don't remember any significant differences in the education other than that we had chapel once a week (and in all honesty, as a kid I was very bored with it so I don't think it had much impact on me at that age).  I would hesitate to put them in a Christian school thinking it would solve all your problems, because even kids in Christian school can be mean & rebel.  They will form cliques, just like in public school, and you have to remember that some parents send their kids to Christian school because they behave badly and need reform (when I lived in Phoenix, there was a Christian high school there that was fairly notorious for drug deals).  Please understand I am not saying Christian school is a bad choice, just that it may not be the solution you are hoping for. It can still be beneficial in giving the kids extra spiritual help as you are hoping, and should be an equally good education to public school.\n\nAs for Montessori schools, they focus on more individualized attention & learning, which may be beneficial to your children if they need extra help.  I have no personal experience with these schools, but I have heard they are pretty effective.  I've included a website below which has alot of information on their methodologies and principals.  \n\nUltimately the decision is up to you, and you will really need to decide if its worth it to go into debt.  I think its great that you're willing to sacrifice like that for your kids, but in all honesty I think public school is just as effective when it comes to the education part.  (I am a certified teacher, though I'm not currently working in the field).  Perhaps you should focus more on addressing your kids' bad habits yourself & explaining to them why it concerns you (even tell them you will have to take them out of their school if they keep it up); for spiritual help, you could try to get them into local church programs like AWANA or VBS (I don't know if your church has this, but they could join at another local church), and send them to a church camp during the summer.\n\nI think too, it really depends on the area you live in and the individual school's reputations.  If you are able to transfer your kids to a more "traditional" public school, they may have a more structured and disciplined environment.  I went to this type of school from 2nd-8th grade and am really grateful of the education I got their.  They rated #1 in the Phoenix area for public schools during the years I was attending, and actually had a waiting list to get in because they offered such a great education.  But it was completely free-of-charge because it was a public school.  Check out the different schools in you area and see if one has a better reputation than the others.  Talk to the principals or staff and get their take on how effective the discipline program is, and what the typical behavior problems are.
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Wow, that's a serious question.  My children are attending a Christian school.  I am a teacher at a public school.  I chose the Christian school for my boys because I wanted them to learn and maintain a "value system" based on what Christians believe to be "right or wrong" vs "rules enforced in public education."  I believe that when you choose to teach ANYWHERE you are held to a "high moral standard".  That standard is even higher at a Christian school.  Children learn what they live.  Children establish values and tools to make decisions by their everyday experiences.  Since this is  Christian school you speak of, I do not think the teacher should be re-hired. \n1) she broke a commandment.\n2) those commandments are being taught at that school everyday\n3) the children need positive Christian role models \n4) those role models should not be preaching one thing and living another...\n5) the parents are paying alot of money to bring their children up in a Christian environment surrounded by Christian teachers \n\nGod is a forgiving God and has already forgiven this teacher.  We are all human and make mistakes.  However, to continue to have an affair (even to see the man a second time) is choosing to turn her back on her Christian beliefs.  There is a difference between a "mistake" and "continued adultry."  Therefore, this teacher needs to try and be re-hired in a different school..and hopefully learn from her mistakes.
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I came from that background and my dad was a preacher in that type of faith. Since I'm sure you will get some negatives here, let me give a counterpoint.\n\nI believe that they are well-intentioned for the most part. They are following what they believe. However, they often don't realize the harm they are ultimately doing by some of their tactics.\n\nFor instance, I had a youth group leader that reminded me of the old Saturday Night Church lady sketch by Dana Garvey. She lambasted our youth group because we were not following her rules. As an adult and a parent of teens, I realize that her goal was to turn us around spiritually. But her methods left a lot to be desired. The turning around that resulted was that most of the teens stopped attending church. And I fought my parents the rest of the time they were there to let me leave that church.\n\nBut I've seen some good things lately in the evangelical churches. A lot of them are realizing that they have to show the actions of Christ, not just preach. They are getting more involved in community projects, such as feeding the homeless, and offering support to people in crisis, instead of just praying and reading scriptures. They are also learning to be a lot less judgmental. They have a long way to go, but they are slowly learning.
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One of the reasons I enjoy the world today is because there are so many diverse relgions. Catholics can live in mainly Hindu lands, Buddhists can live in a Jewish society, etc. Religions are normally widely accepted.\nI am against all schools being relgious, and me coming from a Catholic-based school. Because of this religious diversity, not everyone is the same religion. Where I go to school, there are many religions, from Presbytarians to Catholics to Egyptian Orthodox, to Jews. The only reason why these diverse groups go to a united school is because it is the only private high school in the county, the only one with a good reputation in academics and extra-curricular activities.\nBasing all schools off of religion would force either more schools to open (Buddhist, Jewish, Hindu, Catholic, Presbytarian, Egyptian, etc. etc. etc.), or narrowing the selection.\nPublic schools set the religion aside, sometimes easing an awkwardness that a child might find, being a different religion during a school service.\n\nPerhaps I was going to say more, but I lost my train of thought :)
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No. Children should go to secular schools. Sunday school should be at the discretion of the parent. The state should favor not one religion over any other, and perhaps frown on religion itself if one of the parents is not religious.\n\nIn cases of divorce, the court should choose whoever the best parent is objectively, without preference to gender, religion, or any other discriminatory category.
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As a parent and a teacher, I know both sides and I don't like it.  It has taken away from things I wish my son were experiencing in school.  Things I did- fun things.  I don't like the way it makes my son's school look in the ratings, when I know for a fact that it is a good school.  I wouldn't send my son there if it wasn't.
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lol well i went to a catholic school when i was in first grade, went to a public school in 2nd and 3rd, then back to catholic on 4th and 5th grade [[i switched so much because i kept moving to different places from time to time]] ..from then on i stuck with the public schools. so yeah basically i began to comprehend pretty much everything when i was in first/third grade even, mainly because my family was i guess what you could call religious and prayed the rosary like at least once a month but..yeah. i also went to ccd, (its a school teaching about god and stuff just in case you dont know)but i didn`t relly learn from much there exept on my confirmation. i didnt learn much because all they do is play games and talk about god, (the basics) and like..yeah. but you can send your kids to ccd if you want, not my choice, but i recommend only in grades 7 and 8 for confirmation. make sure to go to church every week though and likee..pray. haha kthxbye..goodLuck!!
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They know and they still believe they are the only right ones. the door to door thing is a part of their brainwashing technique for the cute lil babies they bring to the door. you see they have that poor little baby stand at the door with them and when it gets shut on them they jump in and tell them that the people do not know the way of jehova and that is why they need to go out and preach to save all those lost souls. so as the child grows this concept is instilled in them over and over again. these poor little babies don't know what hit them until they get say into highschool where they see all the other peoples and experience their beliefs away from their parents and church. then often you get a really confused person that has a tendency to rebel in the worst ways. its sad really. what ever happened to free will and why are some religions so h@ll bent on controlling FREE WILL> Ha ha ha how ignorant was that down there i have read the bible many many times fron to back and skipping around and i do not appreciate the same people coming to my door over and over trying to debate my beliefs. its sad really that som many people have so many ways of preaching about the same book. for people to presume that even though i have read the book that i need to be taught how to believe is insulting!   and i agree those who are rude AREN'T THOSE WITHOUT FAITH.!!! YOU COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT ANY  BETTER THAN THAT!
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Usually students are hmschooled by  a parent.  Alot of hmscool cirriculums come from the christian churches. They are good compared to most public schools some of them can be very conseravative as far as life issues. Some of the church familys are great to get books and help as far as what your state educ. dept. requires. The U of Mich. used to ?? have a good cirriculum but was costly.
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I have made friends with at least three home schooled people through my years.\n\nThe first girl, she was homeschooled from kindergarten through senior year.  She did have social skills as her church made her part of a social community.  Since she only knew people from church she did not learn about lifes greatest mysteries.  Like when she got her period she thought she was dying and that it was the mark of the devil.  She also did not know what sex was when she was raped.  These are things that you learn a lot of the time through social experiences and then ask our parents about after we hear about them.\n\nThe second girl, she ended up commiting suicide at the age of nine by hanging because she thought that when she grew two moles on her arm, the devil was marking her.\n\nAgain she had few people to talk to.  When she said that to me I thought she was crazy so I told her mom and she verified that the devil was marking her and started to save her. That night she hung herself.\n\nThe last person was did not get homeschooling for religious reasons.  While growing up as a teen she did not have many experiences with boyfriends and did not know how to act around men.  She took this pathway... stripper, prostitute, pregnant prostitute, AIDS patient.\n\nI think that the social factors of school are important in children because it makes children aware of society and prepares them for the harsh reality of it all.
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I volenteer at a Sunday School from 9:30-12:30 and i love it. I get payed well, and i love the kids!! I would really like to have twin girls/boy&girl- but so far no genes in the family have made me feel more confident about that! Anyway, i think i would like to have kids around ages 24-28. Hope i was helpful! ;)\nxxxooo
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There are many cons.  Some of those would be:\n\nNot everybody worships the same God, some worship no God.\nDifferent denominations of the same belief system pray differently.\nIt takes time away from educating the children.\nHow would parents' issues or concerned be addressed? \n\nOne commonly held misconception is that students can not pray in school, they certainly can.  They can not make other pray with them and they can't be disruptive about it. Schools allow Bible clubs and other religious clubs now, they are not compulsory, but they are allowed.\n\nIf you're looking for some good references, I'd suggest the link below.
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Christianity is allowed in schools.  Any child can pray anytime and anywhere they want, as long as they don't disrupt class or otherwise break school rules.  What they cannot (and according the Thomas Jefferson and James Madison should not be allowed to do) is use their government funded public school to help establish their religion.  This is for the protection of both our Constitution and Bill of Rights as well as their religion.
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i believe children should be taught about Christ from day one.But the age of accountability would depend on the maturity of that child my children were 14 and 15 when they started asking questions and trying to do better but Ive met children as young as 9 that would tell you they knew they were doing wrong in the eyes of God not only their parents and were sincere in saying so
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I consider myself to be a level headed person with rational thought and l have argued this point for years.. Prayer in school is a good thing, the ten commandments in school are a good thing as well.. The only problem l have is when neither of them are in the children's homes..I really don't want my kids educators teaching them how to pray,l feel that if we keep these things in our homes are kids will keep them in their hearts where they belong..
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That's how they were trained to be. My theory is that, in order to cut down on competition, older modern Christians teach their children to look down their snout on everybody else, which not only deters them from looking for other options, but it also offends everybody else to the point that they would rather see the ignorant little jerks get what's coming to them (El Rude Awakening-O). It's not unlike why so many parents (all kinds, not just Caucasians) teach their children to be prejudice.\n\nNow, if these young people's role models and teachers really were Christians, they'd know better than to use such a filthy old control device when they can use the real thing and get better results. The problem with that is that Christianity is for making "Equals", but all they want is "Subordinates". It's a tragedy, but what can you do.