I'm in a real pickle. I want to enroll my son in preschool. The preschool affiliated with the city shcools where I live don't seem to be real productive. I've heard rave reviews about the preschool at the Christian Academy where I live, parents I've spoken to have been very impressed with their childrens' progress and education. I want the best education for my child, so I am considering enrolling him here. The problem is that being agnostic, I want to raise him to be a free thinker and choose his own beliefs. How do I deal with questions from him about praying at school and the bible and god when I don't believe? I don't want him to feel that he has to believe these things that they are teaching him about god, after all, he is there for an education. I know this is a tricky situation but i'm willing to put aside my beliefs (or lack thereof) to benefit his learning. Any opinions?
2007-02-01 08:14:55 · 1 answers · asked by Carrington 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Your son deserves to be exposed to different ways of thinking and believing in order to be able to choose his own beliefs. If you promote an active agnostic belief, he will claim that, which is not allowing him the chance to think freely about beliefs that are central to the human experience.
I urge you to enroll at the Christian school and to say that that is how Christians believe. Treat the things he brings home in an objective way. I do not see a down side until you reach a point where you cannot deal with the conflict of beliefs. Perhaps your views may shift as a result as well. If it improves your view of life, that is a good thing.
2007-02-01 08:28:00 · answer #1 · answered by Bob T 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋