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Jesus, Dinosaurs and Access Ministries

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Dear SteeleRedux,

I should have explained that
I did send my two boys initially to private
Catholic schools, however my husband and I made
the decision to take them out and they finished
their high school years in a state school.

We did this after several incidents occurred
at their private school and finally - when we asked for an
explanation from the Principal, he went off his head.
We found tha sort of behaviour (plus other things
that we noticed) - unacceptable and hence the decision
to remove our boys. Both of them flourished at this
exceptional state school, both went on to and
completed their university studies, and both are in
professions they love.

We saw our job as parents - to raise decent human
beings. As I've written in the past on this forum.
Decency might sound like a modest ambition, but in today's
culture it is not so easy to achieve as we might think.

Every parent I know lives with the uneasy sense that
their children are growing up too fast, without clear
values or a real code to live by. That was part of the problem
we noticed in the private Catholic Schools. The emphasis
seemed to be more on sport and winning trophies for the
school (good for its reputation) than anything else.
Bullying was rampant. And the elitist behaviour of many
of the boys left a lot to be desired.

We also had to be careful that while we were
spinning our wheels worrying about
"reading, writing, science, and maths," our
children may have been missing the "real basics" like
respect, loyalty, and a sense of fair play.

Survey after survey shows that today's children will be
among the best educated and most privileged in human history,
but as we saw from the private schools - they were being taught
to be willing to do anything it takes to get ahead.

We therefore decided to make the changes. We wanted to
surround our children with a sturdy sensibility, and we
wanted it to be differetn from the "Me" mentality of
modern culture.
Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 30 March 2014 9:43:47 AM
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Dear runner,

Thank you as always for your constructive input.

Dear SPQR,

My heartfelt congratulations on the new role. I'm a little at a loss how to refer to you now, Grand Mufti seems a little stilted but I'm not sure you would comfortable with 'The Big Moof' or 'Moof to the Max' or even 'The Moofster', so if we may can we keep referring to you just as we have been because where ever life leads you you can be sure that in our thoughts and in our hearts you will always remain, simply, SPQR.

Dear Foxy,

I have a bit to do with teenagers from a prestigious religious school near here and I must say the thing that depresses me most is the overt misogyny displayed by the lads, something I never heard from the same age group from my children's school.

But do I take it you are comfortable with the role of special religious instructors as opposed to teachers of religion having access to our children within the state system? To me it is really an anathema and against what our public system should be about.
Posted by SteeleRedux, Sunday, 30 March 2014 12:02:48 PM
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Dear SteeleRedux,

I think that religion should not be taught at state
schools. Religion should be a matter for the parents
and their local churches.
Posted by Foxy, Sunday, 30 March 2014 12:20:38 PM
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Foxyy,
I couldn't agree more.
Posted by individual, Sunday, 30 March 2014 1:53:36 PM
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Dear Foxy,

Sometime a picture is indeed worth a thousand words. This to me perfectly encompasses my main objection to the Access Ministries' document and involvement in our state schools.

http://i.imgur.com/RO9KiEa.jpg
Posted by SteeleRedux, Sunday, 30 March 2014 3:52:42 PM
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How can teachings be taken as realistic when there is so much against it. It can only be taken as fairytale. The world has existed for millions of years. Best left to science and anthropologist's i say, And certainly not taught in schools.
Posted by 579, Sunday, 30 March 2014 4:03:05 PM
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