Christian Schools And Homeschooling

by Van Robison

Human societies generally dictate that all children within a nation must be educated, and basically in public schools. When I read the The Communist Manifesto years ago, I learned that the "ten planks" of that manifesto have long been in existence within the United States and other "free" countries. Anyone who has never read about the "ten planks" and who keys into the Internet and reads those ten points, will be appalled (and we have been led to believe that we live in a society of "freedom"). The tenth plank of that manifesto is free public school education (and no doubt with ulterior motives). Human governments look upon children as a public resource, and they want your children indoctrinated and programmed to be conformists. Charlotte Thomson Iserbyt, former Senior Policy Advisor in the U.S. Department of Education, published a massive volume about public education in the United States titled, The Deliberate Dumbing Down of America. In this very extensive and highly documented writing, Charlotte exposes deliberate and intentional policies within public "education" that have been highly detrimental to millions of children. School teachers are compelled to conform if they teach in the public schools, even if they object, which many do. Teachers are also indoctrinated, and in turn, they pass on to future generations programmed "education" that is designed to fulfill the agenda of Godless atheism and humanism.

Life has taught me that virtually all human governments play the role of God in the lives of society, and the abuses are staggering. Many politicians, advisers and public policy personnel are not Christians, and therefore to believe that such people have the capacity or ability to make decisions that all of society should be forced to live with, is ludicrous and lugubrious. Not only that, but even among "Christians" in power and control, the abuses are at times very discouraging. Using the name of "Christian" does not automatically make for good policies or decisions. Life in this world is ever changing, and in a lifetime, we all see unending man-made evolutionary changes impacting society. The America that older people came to know as children is a radically different country today. We are all slaves to self-appointed rulers of mankind, through their innumerable controls and man-made laws. Personally, my views on the education of children are very different than the public school system or "Christian" schools. Christian schools are really very much patterned after the public schools in many ways, except that religion plays a role in that environment. Some Christian teachers are very likable and very qualified as teachers (much the same as public schools), while others are not, and some are very disliked among children and parents alike. Christian school principals are sometimes ordained ministers or even pastors of their church.

It is my personal contention that society robs children of childhood through the compulsory school system. They are made to be little robots sitting obediently in rows of chairs, with the expectation of being programmed by the system. The obvious reason for homeschooling is because many parents also believe that children are the responsibility of parents, and not the government or the churches. Any normal parent has the capacity to teach their own children to read, write and do basic math, and to learn about many things. From my perspective, the question about the purpose of life has to be carefully thought through, because it is a guarantee that ultimately, all humans will exit this world. So from birth to death, what is life? It sure is not sitting in a classroom for 12 to 16 years of that short life. The government says that children need to be "socialized" and they are not "balanced" unless they go to school. "The government says..." and who is the "government?" It is nothing more than men who have appointed themselves as the guardians of people, resources and life, through man-made laws and force.

Christian schools or religious schools are no guarantee that abuse does not happen. It happens, because whether "Christian" or not, people are still human, with human nature. Homeschooling is frowned upon by the public schools and by political governments for obvious reasons. Since the federal government funds the public school system based upon the number of children in the schools, it would be obvious that the public schools would much prefer having all children in the public schools for reasons of--money. Public policies of human governments can be and often are disastrous to human beings. There is nothing "sacred" about man-made laws that govern society. All man-made laws can be changed and overturned, and many of them need to be. We forever hear "it's the law, it's the law, it's the law" and it is by fear, threat, intimidation, force and violence that these man-made "laws" exist. In the church world, people are subjected to authoritarianism, much the same as in the secular world, and that authoritarianism spills over into the "Christian" schools. I once read an essay published on the Internet titled Letters to Jessica--A Child's Guide to Freedom of Mind and Spirit by Robert Bissett, which places an understanding upon human "governments" and "rulers" into a perspective that is crystal clear, and proving that the only real source of government is God. It is well worth the time to read. Teaching children to THINK, QUESTION, ANALYZE and use COMMON SENSE and to LOOK TO JESUS CHRIST is far more valuable to their lives than CONFORMITY to human rulers and their "way that seems right."

There is a plethora of homeschooling materials available in our world today, and there are many different paths which parents take. "Unschooling" is among those materials. Homeschooling, like opting out of childhood vaccinations, has become very widespread in our society today, as parents become better and better informed.