What's your opinion of home schooling? (death, carry, percent, worker)

[machiavelli1]

Originally Posted by jojajn

Excuse me!

I was referring to the other guy, Denverkid....

I used your post and the associated link to call out his b.s.

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by hawkeye2009

It is an allegory and not literal. This is the same issue as the bread and fish that feed the masses and the well that never runs dry. These are allegories that refer to spiritual issues and the physical context is an illustration. You needed to pay closer attention in parochial school and I am afraid that you missed THE main point of not only the bible, but parochial education.

This is not taught as "an allegory" at my parochial school. In fact, fundamentalist Christians take the entire bible as literal truth.

BTW, is creation an allegory rather than a literal event?

[jojajn]

Originally Posted by hawkeye2009

It is an allegory and not literal. This is the same issue as the bread and fish that feed the masses and the well that never runs dry. These are allegories that refer to spiritual issues and the physical context is an illustration. You needed to pay closer attention in parochial school and I am afraid that you missed THE main point of not only the bible, but parochial education.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c0RFxXrYzg

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

I see that agree that religion one of the major reasons many homeschool.

ONE of the reasons. BUT, not the ONLY reason. In FACT, there is a reason MORE IMPORTANT than anything to do with religion.

Perhaps you could be honest enough to acknowledge this FACT?

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

indeed, religion is a fairy-tale. There's no arguing that.

To the CONTRARY. When a HUGE majority of Americans identify themselves as religious and believe in God, and when a majority of the
WORLDS population do likewise, your statement that religion is a "fairy tale" is CERTAINLY arguable.

[miu]

I don't believe in home schooling. I don't think that it's in the child's best interests to be kept at home and schooled by their parents. In a school, the child will be exposed to other academic perspectives. And also importantly, children need to interact with other children and adults in varied social situations. And they will need those social skills as adults in the workplace.

However, I feel that in addition to going to school, parents do need to spend quality time with their children to go over their schoolwork and to supplement their learning by taking them to libraries and museums.

So parents should be part of the learning process, but just not the primary source of their child's academic knowledge.

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

Ohh give me a break. The sheeple have been brainwashed.
Religion's purpose is the scare and control the masses.

There is no proof of god.

There is no proof there isn't a God.

I would submit that there is more "data" that would indicate the existence of a higher being than not.

[JerseyG]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

There is no proof of god.

Which is why it's called "faith".

[Greatday]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

faith will only lead people to a false sense of hope in a time of need.

Or, a sense of hope and comfort - that it is not hopeless.

When my wife and child were killed, it was this faith that helped me to survive.

[JerseyG]

Originally Posted by williamOrbit

faith will only lead people to a false sense of hope in a time of need.

No, that's what people who don't have faith in religion look for when they are in a time of need. Something to help them through a tough time after all their agnostic beliefs have left them with nada, and they need something. Conjure up a demon? Talk to a tree? Light up some incense? Open a fortune cookie and hope it's a "good" foturne? Whatever. Go your way and get over the fact that nobody who has any faith really cares what you think.