tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post7538939388197552419..comments2023-12-25T12:27:32.155-05:00Comments on A Different Way: Response to "A Case for Homeschooling"Joey Espinosahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962252428291430709noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-51522445301471964042011-03-10T00:01:05.629-05:002011-03-10T00:01:05.629-05:00Thank for the balance Joey. I was amazed by the or...Thank for the balance Joey. I was amazed by the original post and comments that followed.Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01959503247268345142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-88569416317774150512011-03-07T13:47:08.853-05:002011-03-07T13:47:08.853-05:00i couldn't quite put my finger on why i was fe...i couldn't quite put my finger on why i was feeling unsettled as i read the referenced post and its comments, until i came to this statement: <br /><br />"Also, there are many godly men and women who only came to repentance later and suffered tremendous, unnecessary damage from being outside of their parents’ discipleship for the better part of their growing up years."<br /><br />a statement like this seems to give too little credence to God. to His power and His grace. to the importance of His presence throughout someone's path of repentance and redemption, even when "outside of their parents' discipleship." i am not comfortable deeming someone's experience "unnecessary" (or even calling them "damage") as i have no idea what God has in mind! are His means just?julia :: the long long swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925329919226599605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-42836341698526295102011-03-07T13:37:01.452-05:002011-03-07T13:37:01.452-05:00what a great addition to your schooling series, jo...what a great addition to your schooling series, joey! very thought-provoking post(s). <br /><br />i could take this comment in so many different directions, based on my emotive response to the post and the comments that followed, but there are plenty "this is what or how i think because this was my experience" sort of replies already. (too many, perhaps.) <br /><br />i appreciate that you have posted something that seemingly supports what you believe and decisions you have made, but that you boldly (yet quite humbly) address its fallacies. in this situation the end does not justify the means and to believe or imply otherwise is wrong.julia :: the long long swinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925329919226599605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-28822604613247895222011-03-07T12:59:37.737-05:002011-03-07T12:59:37.737-05:00oey,
I appreciate your response. I saw your comm...oey, <br /><br />I appreciate your response. I saw your comments on her original blog post and I completely agreed with what you said and was somewhat surprised at her reaction to you. <br /><br />Our local public school is one in which we don't feel our son will get a very good education. So we have applied for several charter schools. However, it looks like we will not be picked in the lottery for the schools (although we're still waiting to hear from some.) At this point in time I'm gearing up for home schooling. Something I was never really planning to do but feel God leading me to at this point in time. <br /><br />With that said, I really appreciate your balanced view of the whole topic as sometimes I feel like there's very much of a "This way or the highway" mentality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-2340921202846546632011-03-07T09:49:28.382-05:002011-03-07T09:49:28.382-05:00I am grateful to live in a country with so many op...I am grateful to live in a country with so many options. I have been reading about life in third world countries where education is substandard, especially for girls, who are then even more vulnerable to exploitation and poverty. I guess you can relate to that in your work in the USA. Thank you for investing your life. It counts. <br /><br />I wrote an article last year called Do It Well But Keep It Humble: http://virginiaknowles.blogspot.com/2009/08/do-it-well-but-keep-it-humble.html<br /><br />Blessings,<br />Virginia KnowlesVirginia Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851255511747838013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-13620200871245454872011-03-07T08:32:33.372-05:002011-03-07T08:32:33.372-05:00Thanks for that link, Virginia. Yes, it was inter...Thanks for that link, Virginia. Yes, it was interesting to skim through the comments -- definitely supercharged. I think the same fallacies exist there (as in the more recent article), especially when people take a verse out of context to apply it to education. <br /><br />I went to college with a strong Christian who is now a pastor. We had an Old Testament class together, and his independent research was to determine what the OT says about education. He was surprised how little it was.<br /><br />What I think most of the commenters miss is that for many families, public school may truly be the best (or only) option. I mean, I am working in an impoverished area where both parents have to work to have a chance to put food on the table. They are doing the best they can for their family. <br /><br />Whereas I feel that homeschooling has worked great for my family, I also support so much in public schools. We Christians don't need to shun public schools, but to figure out how it can be redeemed in light of the gospel of Jesus.Joey Espinosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05962252428291430709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7005096405985757065.post-60114559322074834802011-03-07T08:09:19.371-05:002011-03-07T08:09:19.371-05:00Did you see the post on that same Generation Cedar...Did you see the post on that same Generation Cedar blog in late August 2010 about public schools? The rhetoric in the comments section was supercharged. http://www.generationcedar.com/main/2010/08/the-anti-educational-effects-of-public-schools.html<br /><br />These are the times when I am somewhat embarrassed to be associated with the home school movement, even though I have home schooled 10 kids starting in 1992 and written extensively about it in books, e-magazines and blogs. We also have one teenager in public school. :-)Virginia Knowleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13851255511747838013noreply@blogger.com