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>>  Posted by Sherrin at 8:23 PM |  5 comments  | 
Homemanager  – (January 24, 2008 at 9:31 AM)  

Hello Sherrin,
I have been given the opportunity to chose 5 bloggers that I feel have integrity. I have chosen to give you an award for being a "Blogger with Integrity". Please come over and receive your award! You have been a blessing to me.
Karen

Radagast  – (January 25, 2008 at 10:17 AM)  

“How far do you think it reasonable to 'train' your children to believe in exactly the same things that you do?” -- surely it's a parent's duty to repond to the questions of his or her children with the best answers he or she is able to find.

If I had children, I would be quite happy to teach them that God made the world, that 2+2=4, that sticking scissors in a power point is a really bad idea, and that flowers of the Monocotyledonae have petals in threes. I have great confidence in all of those answers.

“Allowing them to form their own opinions about life, the world and religion” seems to me just another way of letting other people control the teaching -- people who may care more about their own agendas than about truth or about the interests of the child.

... and I hope that you and Dave will indeed have godly children!

-- Radagast

Sherrin  – (January 25, 2008 at 4:29 PM)  

Thanks so much, Karen! I was very blessed!

Thanks for your comments, radagast. You make a good point that if parents don't teach their children what truth is, other teachers are perfectly happy to provide answers!

Anonymous –   – (January 25, 2008 at 9:27 PM)  

Hello

I am the person who posted the original question. I am curious as to why you are wary of letting other people influence your children's learning. For example, if they go to school, naturally other people, teachers, fellow students etc. will all have some influence on the child. You cannot shield them from this unless you plan to keep them inside forever, never venturing out to find their own way in life. You will always find people who 'care more about their own agendas', and keeping your children from this reality will not help them deal with difficulties they may come across as they grow up. And anyway, doesn't being exposed to different types of people from all walks of life, be they for good or 'evil', lead to a wider view of the world, in which a child learns to listen to, accept and have tolerance for all sorts of people of all sorts faiths and beliefs?

LB
UK

Sherrin  – (January 26, 2008 at 3:42 PM)  

Hello LB,

Your are right that many people will influence children. Their parents are certainly not their only influences. Being exposed to different types of people is a very good thing. It helps us to understand our own beliefs better, and teaches us to love a wide variety of people. However, I believe that in the case of young children it is best if this contact is made through family activities such as hospitality. This enables parents to provide a secure environment for learning.

I think radagust’s comment was simply an statement of the fact that no teaching is neutral. If parents do not actively teach their children a worldview, another worldview will dominate. Perhaps one that claims to be tolerant and accepting whilst despising any claims of absolute truth. Those who decry the existence of absolute truth usually end up being intolerant of religious such as evangelical Christianity.

May God bless you,

Sherrin

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