The good ones will be used for my fourth grade class. Thanks!
"The purpose driven life" is too deep for them.
2006-12-29 18:22:19 · 36 answers · asked by Lily P 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
FYI: I teach in a private Catholic school, but welcome all opinions to be well rounded and worldly.
2006-12-29 18:44:35 · update #1
stay in the lines, and don't get hit by the dodgeball
2006-12-29 18:29:01 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas A 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I absolutely agree with those who say this doesn't belong in school. This is the parents job. Yes, job. I think we as a society are all too spoiled by public education. Send them off and let someone else teach them while I succeed in my career. Oh, and then I'll be totally shocked when they no longer recognize me as their superior in wisdom when they become teens. Big shock!
What do I tell my home-schooled children? I tell them it depends. First there are the necessary things like food and shelter. There is no finding any higher purpose if you're chained to a job desperately trying to keep the bills paid. Each person has unique skills and some take a lifetime to develop, so for those who have some clue, get 'em started (also the parents job, not yours). For the rest, teach the basics and let the skills show themselves.
2006-12-29 18:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Militia-Angel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow that is deep for a 9 year old. I think at that age the purpose in life is to be well rounded..make friends, help out your family, find a hobby or two, and do well in school.
2006-12-29 18:24:48 · answer #3 · answered by bruce_eel 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This whole concept is too deep for them. If you have to have a purpose when you're 10 years old, I pity you for how you'll feel when you're 30. Take my advice: Drop this whole subject and let those 10-year-olds be 10. Life is too short to start worrying about this obscure stuff in the fourth grade.
**EDIT** Well, if you're teaching in a Catholic school, you already know the answers. When I was in Catholic school, we were informed our "purpose" in life was only to serve God, hate this life, and wait to go to heaven and spend ETERNITY serving God. Since this is what you'll be told to tell your kids anyway, why are you bothering to ask us?
2006-12-29 18:29:41 · answer #4 · answered by weary0918 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
The purpose of life is to follow the path of your heart. Every soul has infinite intrinsic value and one must have compassion for others and yourself on your journey. There are many adversaries that try to lead you astray and put obstacles on your path. As long as you stay on your path, your purpose in life will be fulfilled whether you die on your first step, at the end of your path or somewhere in-between.
2006-12-29 19:34:59 · answer #5 · answered by Dan O 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our purpose in life such as it is is to have children and ensure the survival of our genes. Other than that it is whatever you feel happy doing with the emphasis on helping others to be happy, there is no purpose in the universe, nature does not care about you as an individual.
I am sure the religious will come up with other answers.
2006-12-29 18:25:14 · answer #6 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's some well rounded an worldly stuff for you:
CATECHISM 2
LESSON FIRST: ON THE END OF MAN
1. Q. Who made the world?
A. God made the world.
2. Q. Who is God?
A. God is the Creator of heaven and earth, and of all things.
3. Q. What is man?
A. Man is a creature composed of body and soul, and made to the image and likeness of God.
4. Q. Is this likeness in the body or in the soul?
A. This likeness is chiefly in the soul.
5. Q. How is the soul like to God?
A. The soul is like God because it is a spirit that will never die, and has understanding and free will.
6. Q. Why did God make you?
A. God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world, and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
7. Q. Of which must we take more care, our soul or our body?
A. We must take more care of our soul than of our body.
8. Q. Why must we take more care of our soul than of our body?
A. We must take more care of our soul than of our body, because in losing our soul we lose God and everlasting happiness.
9. Q. What must we do to save our souls?
A. To save our souls we must worship God by faith, hope, and charity; that is, we must believe in Him, hope in Him, and love Him with all our heart.
10. Q. How shall we know the things which we are to believe?
A. We shall know the things which we are to believe from the Catholic Church, through which God speaks to us.
11. Q. Where shall we find the chief truths which the Church teaches?
A. We shall find the chief truths which the Church teaches in the Apostles' Creed.
12. Q. Say the Apostles' Creed.
A.I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified; died, and was buried. He descended into hell: the third day He arose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
2006-12-29 19:27:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fourth graders already know. Life has no purpose. Life is a play. One big wonder-full play.
2006-12-29 20:13:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the purpose of live is to live each moment like its your last. to die knowing that you gave it your all. to love more than you ever thought you could love, and take chances no matter what the out come is. the purpose of live is to never know whats going to happen next but just hope that it will be good and you can remember the moment forever.
2006-12-29 18:25:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Our purpose in life is to give as much love to the world as possible so our offspring will live in happiness.
2006-12-29 18:25:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Live.
I wholey object to anyone but parents telling a Fourth Grader this or anything else on the subject.
2006-12-29 18:23:44 · answer #11 · answered by socialdeevolution 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋