I wonder if when people reflexively respond “Pull your kids out of school!”, they are aware they are unintentionally dooming the poor to die. It feels good to feel like one has an answer about what to do, but that answer condemns all the poor of our nation to death. Not all parents are loving and discerning of the times, but every loving…
I wonder if when people reflexively respond “Pull your kids out of school!”, they are aware they are unintentionally dooming the poor to die. It feels good to feel like one has an answer about what to do, but that answer condemns all the poor of our nation to death. Not all parents are loving and discerning of the times, but every loving, discerning parent *already would have put their children in a safe, private school, or would homeschool them, IF they could. Children aren’t in school JUST because their parents don’t know better. For many families, public school is the only possibility to educate. It’s not “public school or homeschool”, it’s “public school or no school because the only parent the child has must work multiple jobs to stay off the streets”, for many families.
As a chaplain, I have worked with many mothers escaping violent domestic situations with their children, who are in just this situation, and also many mothers who can’t even escape a murderous husband and so must stay with them.
Many people commenting this way don’t know that they don’t really know what it’s like to have no choices, or only bad choices. I’m actually glad for them, as I don’t wish that kind of heartache on anybody. But it’s quite real for plenty of worthy, hardworking, discerning Americans, esp as more and more parents and supporting family members succumb to jab injuries. The parents may have skipped the shot, but the childcare- or homeschooling-providing grandparents, while the single mom works to pay the bills, may be dying and stroking out from the jabs. I see this happening *everywhere* lately, both in my job, my community, and even in my own family.
As like a garden children must be tended to and weeded regularly. That is a parents job. Poverty is still a place where by becoming involved to better the next generation is important. “When you know better you do better” is a quote from a famous author. What if you are impoverished but have children that are genius level? Or gifted in music?
As I read your comment Chaplain I heard empathy but I heard resignation also. To have hope is a tremendous blessing.
Parents must learn to become involved in these pathetic government run schools. If they cannot escape them then run them. This is how change happens. Even GOOD change. I’m not defeatist. Do not pass on that quality (is it a quality?). Strive for betterment in community.
I appreciate what you said, but would mention admitting declaring “Parents should pull their kids out of schools” is short-sighted in a way most people don’t want to be, but that does not mean I also think these parents can’t get involved in the school system.
I agree with you that is a fantastic course of action.
If I had children in today’s government run schools where I had the means to do so I would do it. It would come down to time increments in one day of how much I could be explaining all of the horrific things they are exposed to. Child trafficking, sexual exploitation in schools by way of grooming, the whole boy is girl or girl is boy oddity. I would narrow the field of positive vs bad they are exposed to until they were old enough to understand this nonsense. I’m a practical sort. Boring actually. No nonsense type. I understand not everyone has choices. Poverty is a all inclusive day in day out experience. We have examples every day on social media or the news on what happens when children aren’t taught anything. Social structures are under attack in this country. We are paying for it dearly.
Sorry but for years I have heard the phrase "its for the children" or "you are dooming the poor." You cannot force individuals to make decisions for the collective. It just does not work that way. Your approach ironically is exactly what our government uses for its rationalizations as it continues to oppress and push tyrannical policies on the rest of us. As for schooling, most Title 1 schools are nothing but glorified day cares. Many students are failing and the parents are nowhere to be found. One cannot educate a child if he/she comes from a broken family and/or an abusive family. That child is continually in fight or flight mode. The solution begins at home and in our communities. This is a spiritual problem and it cannot be solved by Marxist control.
I wonder if when people reflexively respond “Pull your kids out of school!”, they are aware they are unintentionally dooming the poor to die. It feels good to feel like one has an answer about what to do, but that answer condemns all the poor of our nation to death. Not all parents are loving and discerning of the times, but every loving, discerning parent *already would have put their children in a safe, private school, or would homeschool them, IF they could. Children aren’t in school JUST because their parents don’t know better. For many families, public school is the only possibility to educate. It’s not “public school or homeschool”, it’s “public school or no school because the only parent the child has must work multiple jobs to stay off the streets”, for many families.
As a chaplain, I have worked with many mothers escaping violent domestic situations with their children, who are in just this situation, and also many mothers who can’t even escape a murderous husband and so must stay with them.
Many people commenting this way don’t know that they don’t really know what it’s like to have no choices, or only bad choices. I’m actually glad for them, as I don’t wish that kind of heartache on anybody. But it’s quite real for plenty of worthy, hardworking, discerning Americans, esp as more and more parents and supporting family members succumb to jab injuries. The parents may have skipped the shot, but the childcare- or homeschooling-providing grandparents, while the single mom works to pay the bills, may be dying and stroking out from the jabs. I see this happening *everywhere* lately, both in my job, my community, and even in my own family.
As like a garden children must be tended to and weeded regularly. That is a parents job. Poverty is still a place where by becoming involved to better the next generation is important. “When you know better you do better” is a quote from a famous author. What if you are impoverished but have children that are genius level? Or gifted in music?
As I read your comment Chaplain I heard empathy but I heard resignation also. To have hope is a tremendous blessing.
Parents must learn to become involved in these pathetic government run schools. If they cannot escape them then run them. This is how change happens. Even GOOD change. I’m not defeatist. Do not pass on that quality (is it a quality?). Strive for betterment in community.
I appreciate what you said, but would mention admitting declaring “Parents should pull their kids out of schools” is short-sighted in a way most people don’t want to be, but that does not mean I also think these parents can’t get involved in the school system.
I agree with you that is a fantastic course of action.
If I had children in today’s government run schools where I had the means to do so I would do it. It would come down to time increments in one day of how much I could be explaining all of the horrific things they are exposed to. Child trafficking, sexual exploitation in schools by way of grooming, the whole boy is girl or girl is boy oddity. I would narrow the field of positive vs bad they are exposed to until they were old enough to understand this nonsense. I’m a practical sort. Boring actually. No nonsense type. I understand not everyone has choices. Poverty is a all inclusive day in day out experience. We have examples every day on social media or the news on what happens when children aren’t taught anything. Social structures are under attack in this country. We are paying for it dearly.
Amen to your comment.
Sorry but for years I have heard the phrase "its for the children" or "you are dooming the poor." You cannot force individuals to make decisions for the collective. It just does not work that way. Your approach ironically is exactly what our government uses for its rationalizations as it continues to oppress and push tyrannical policies on the rest of us. As for schooling, most Title 1 schools are nothing but glorified day cares. Many students are failing and the parents are nowhere to be found. One cannot educate a child if he/she comes from a broken family and/or an abusive family. That child is continually in fight or flight mode. The solution begins at home and in our communities. This is a spiritual problem and it cannot be solved by Marxist control.