Hoping to not offend with this post, but sometimes the truth does offend. And the truth in this case, is that evolution is taught mainly as fact in today's schools.
As Emma and I started our first day of school yesterday, Emma was quick on the draw. She wanted to know why we were doing school at home and not at "school."
(My thoughts..."Really?! Already Em?? Ok, here we go....")
"Well hun, your Daddy and I feel that it's best to teach you at home this year, because we'd like you to learn not just your letters and numbers but also about Jesus and all he's done for you, they don't teach you that at school and that's more important than anything else.....
Our conversation went on and on through many more points, but that's all that's relevant to Emma's response:
"Mom, if you let me go to school, I'll tell everyone. I'll tell my teacher and I'll tell ALL the kids about Jesus and what he's done for them. Then they'll ask him into their hearts and then the teacher can teach us about Jesus and not about monkeys."
(here's the part that brought tears for me)
"And mom, I don't care if they say I'm silly or making pretend up....I know Jesus isn't pretend."
To have the faith and boldness of a 4 year old child.
I'm not confusing education with "religion" (as much as I hate that word) here...Please don't misunderstand....But I do see a need in our OWN family, with our OWN kids, to continue laying that ever-important foundation before sending them off....Yet, I am awesomely proud of Emma for being unashamed of HER Jesus.
Praise the Lord.
3 comments:
I think my heart just swelled a bit, with that story!!
That is so sweet! And I'm sure she would do just that. Our pastors kids' go to public school right now and they have had some amazing opportunities to share Jesus with their classmates- but I know that's not for everyone and I admire your fortitude to go ahead with homeschooling! It is so important to have the right spiritual foundations.
...Just as an aside b/c you jogged my memory about my own exp. in public school - I wasn't taught about the theory of evolution until HS chemistry - we were fortunate that they did offer creationism as a theory as well - but my teacher did believe in the big bang theory and I got to have intense spiritual discussions with him over lunch break & actually walk him through parts of Genesis & the Bible he had never heard before. He was very open to the Word. It was one of the more redeeming parts of a (mostly) hard HS experience!
Dawn, thanks so much for your comment! I appreciate your experience from high school and it actually gives me great hope for what Emma could say and do as an example one day. It also makes me even more determined in our current course. I think the clincher is the word "HIGH SCHOOL". The problem now, is that even at the youngest grade, the concepts of the world are slowly integrated into everything....While I am very much for Christian teenagers being a light in the schools, I can rest assured that my 4 year old would be beyond confused, even in kindergarten between the subtle differences in what we're teaching her and what she'd be hearing. Emma is extremely observant as I'm sure you've figured out. :) It's not just a message of evolution either, and I bet you'd agree with me that curriculum and schools have been changing even since you graduated. Now there's new subjects of sexuality, gender choice, Earth first etc. etc.....I hope Emma is the same light in high school, but I believe I need to play a part to get her there, just as you guys are with your kids. Blessings!
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