Aug 11 2008
Needed: An Exit Strategy
Rob and Robin Wirthlin, parents of a 7-year-old student at Joseph Estabrook Elementary School in Lexington, Masssachusetts, tell an interesting tale. Their son came home talking about a school lesson based on the book King & King –a parable about homosexual marriage. In the story, the young prince decides that he wants to marry the one he loves, who happens to be another prince.
“My son is only 7 years old” this concerned mother remarked. “By presenting this kind of issue at such a young age, they’re trying to indoctrinate our children. They’re intentionally presenting this as a norm, and it’s not a value that our family supports.”
How many have heard similar stories such as this one? Parents told that they have “no fundamental right”* to remove their 5-year-old children from being asked sexually explicit questions in school. Of young girls being encouraged to flaunt their sexuality and considered a “prude” when they try to maintain some level of modesty. Valedictorians expelled because of a clear reference to Jesus Christ in their Acceptance speech. The public school system has been controversial at various times in our public history, but never as now.
The core of the problem lies in the fact that children are being aggressively removed from the wisdom and values of their parents.
Secular thinking has completely engulfed our public school system- indeed, as Al Mohler elucidates so bluntly: “Government schools now serve as engines for secularizing and radicalizing children.”
What is the solution?
Parents must affirm their responsibility of the education of their own children. Churches must aid and equip parents, support families and offer alternatives. The home-schooling movement was an outgrowth of this desire and the positive fruit has been clearly evident. But not all parents are there yet. In reality, it may just be a matter of time.
Aside from my faith, home education has proved to be THE most significant factor in shaping my character into the young woman I am today. The worldview I have developed, the passion I have fostered, the skills I have garnered, all have been learned under the protection and guidance of my parents. I am an apprentice to my mother, and my brother are apprentices to my father. I couldn’t ask for better teachers.
Sources: Al Mohler, Culture Shift 2008
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