I watched a documentary on the KKK today and they were doing this in the US and also 'Jesus Camp'Do you think it is a good idea to create this sub cultures? What chance do you have of not being a Christian when you are brainwashed like the evangelicals seem to do with their kids? Is it not wrong to force feed kids religion at an age where you KNOW they will not question?!
2007-07-16 07:37:13 · 17 answers · asked by thethinker 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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And brainwash them with godless atheism instead?
How can you brainwash with a belief in nothing?
2007-07-16 07:42:32 · update #1
A.) Cults are not the only ones home schooling their kids. Many different kinds of people are home schooling their children. Public schools tend to be more like baby-sitters than actually trying to teach children & make learning fun. Public schools do there own form of brain washing. Kids tend to get frustrated and bored if the class is dull or full of bull manure. The public school system makes money from having children prescribed drugs like ritalin, etc. which slows and dulls the thought processes (like zombies if given enough). This makes the robots (students) more manageable in the classrooms.
B.) Those sub-cultures will exist one way or the other. People have the right to think and believe as they choose.
C.) Your chances aren't good of being a free thinker when brain washing of any kind is involved.
D.) Yes, but you have to teach children to respect others rights and feelings at an early age in order to establish rules for what is right and wrong, otherwise they will have no moral values & no respect for the rights of others. You shouldn't shove it down their throats either. You should explain simply your reasons for these, and give the kids enough time to understand them. Besides, you can't dictate which set of guidelines to live by is right or wrong. This just makes you a dictator and a zealot.
2007-07-16 07:55:35 · answer #1 · answered by Wire Artisan 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well to any one who thinks homeschooling is a disservice or is only involved with cults must be at least half-crazed. My husband and I travel. We are in a new state every four months. My children are intelligent. Not brainwashed. We find it a convenience and a service to our children to be able to homeschool and not have to change schools or curriculums 2 or 3 times a year,depending on if the state we are in does year round schooling. My children have seen more and been more socialized than most main streamers. I worked in a public school system 2 yrs ago.I much prefer the homescool system. I am caucasion and christian but not a kkk'r nor am I in a Jesus Camp. Many homeschool curriculums have nothing to do with religion. Saxon Math is one that I use and is also widely used in many public schools.
2007-07-16 08:05:23 · answer #2 · answered by hankelmom 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
No, not at all!
I know of many secular groups which encourage homeschooling. In my area, there is a co-operative which is entirely secular. Each parent teaches a particular single topic, and the kids basically go to 'class' in different houses. The one guy is a biologist and he teaches the math and science courses, another's an English teacher for the public school system but during evenings teaches English to the group.
Quite an ingenious setup really.
If I somehow ever had kids, I'd homeschool without a second thought.
2007-07-16 07:43:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
No way! The high school where I live was pretty crappy. kids got into fights and they're were shootings and all that junk. My parents did not want me to be a part of that. They did also want to weave our faith into their teaching, but they're is absolutely nothing wrong with that. If I wanted, I could change my faith at anytime, but I choose not to.
To the guy above me,
I was not sheltered to the point I'm a clone of my parents. I was sheltered from all the junk that's in schools today, swearing, sexual and racial comments, violence, stuff that I don't NEED to know or experience to have lived my life. Yes I still see it, and did see it because it is impossible to escape. But the point is, I still developed naturally, I still have my own ideas, and I don't have 'blinders' on. I have and did have plenty of friends and other family that helped me form my own opinions, as did the world around me and my Bible. I was not at all a disservice to me. I was a blessing that I am very grateful for.
2007-07-16 07:51:42 · answer #4 · answered by Alyssa 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
No to your first question. Lots of people choose to homeschool their children. Considering the appalling condition of many of our public schools, it's perfectly understandable.
As far as the rest of your question, why do people think it's okay to tell religious people how to raise their children? I wouldn't tell an atheist or an agnostic how to raise THEIR children! I have a bit more respect than that.
Parents teach their children their beliefs, and their children are influenced by them, even if the parents are agnostic or atheist. And I see no reason to stop them. I believe it's ultimately up to the parents... as long as there's no actual abuse going on (and I know abuse is a general term, but come on, teaching your children your beliefs is NOT abuse), and as long as the children are being raised to be moral, productive members of society.
I asked a question about this some time ago. I just turned the situation around.
2007-07-16 07:45:37 · answer #5 · answered by The_Cricket: Thinking Pink! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a weak argument. Why not let them make their own decision about school altogether or about taking medicine when they're sick. That's not what good parents do. And home school parents, in general, are not cultish. There are good christian schools almost everywhere but some people prefer to train their own children, at home, in reading and math as well as in religion. Some people have children with special needs that can best be served by home school.
2007-07-16 07:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by starfishltd 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
People homeschool for a lot of reasons besides religion. Some people homeschool because the public schools are bad in their area and the private schools are too expensive.
Some people homeschool because their kids have learning disabilities and the one on one attention is better at addressing their needs.
Some people homeschool because they want their kids to have more opportunities and flexibility in learning. Homeschool families have more opportunities to travel.
Some people don't want their kids too grow up to fast, so they homeschool. Homeschool kids are allowed to develop at their own rate instead of being pressured into early adulthood.
Some people just like teaching their own kids and raising them on their own instead of turning them over to the government.
2007-07-16 07:44:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow, such a loaded question here.
What does cult mean to you? Cult to me means "baby religion", basically hasn't been around a long time.
I am down for freedom of speech and the right to homeschool your kids and teach them your values after all as parents you are their first teachers.
2007-07-16 07:46:00 · answer #8 · answered by csucdartgirl 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For a few years my son was part of the unschooling movement.
By the way:
The Labgrrrrrrrrl herself teaches biology to homeschooled kids....no fundies, though.
2007-07-16 07:43:26 · answer #9 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a balance and many homes reach that balance in home schooling.
But yes, there have been studies on the "intelligence" level of some home schooled kids who have been taught NOTHING but the bible.
2007-07-16 07:42:42 · answer #10 · answered by ~Heathen Princess~ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋