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Candid Candace – September 2008
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This month’s Q’s and A’s:
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I am 31-years-old, and grew up watching you and Kirk on TV everyday. It is awesome that you love God–so do I!
Do you and your brother send your children to a Christian School? If so, why is this so important to you? I have 3 little ones of my own and I am faced with this decision.
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Thanks for your email. Yes, we send our children to a private Christian school. It’s important for us because I want the education they receive to be rooted in God. Not only where creation is taught (not Darwinism), but the teachers have a heart for Jesus.
This means they pray, talk about problems and solutions in a Biblical way, and handle each situation with a Christ-minded approach. This is especially important because I want a school that co-labors with us, and that which we teach at home.
Going to a Christian school doesn’t mean there aren’t problems though–there still are. Kids will be kids. I feel somewhat safer knowing that my children are surrounded by other kids who are growing up with the same values, but I’m still cautious and aware of my children’s friends and activities both on and off of school.
I strongly believe that a school, which is based on the foundation of Christ, will be a safer place than a public school, where anything goes.
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First of all, I just want to say that I grew up watching you on “Full House.” I was about 10 when I first watched it, now I’m 27 and I have the entire DVD collection. It’s funny how “Full House” has always been one of my favorite shows, I still enjoy today, and now my son watches it with me. He’s 7, and knows everyone’s name.
I have a question. How do you feel about public schools? Being a Christian, it’s hard for me to be supportive of our country’s public schools when they don’t teach values or responsibility. I have had so many issues with the schools that my son has attended, and he’s only been in school for two years.
I look at it as the blind leading the blind, yet they’re the ones that are setting the students up to be our foundation, as we get older. I hate to see how this world is going to try to function with less intelligent people than those we have already.
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Thanks for your email. Glad you’re enjoying “Full House,” from one generation to the next. 
Public schools. Yeah, it’s a tough one. Although I strongly encourage Christian schooling or home schooling with a Christian-based program, I’ll also say that my brother and sisters, and I all went to public school most of our lives, and my dad was a public school teacher for more than 35 years. I think we did just fine. 
While I can look at public schools and feel generally disappointed with them, I believe that a school is as good as your child’s teacher. Having a loving, well-educated person, who loves what they do, can make the difference regardless of the school. I have some close friends who are Christians and are public school teachers and principals. They choose to stay in the public school system because they want to be a light to those children who may not otherwise see it at home. No, they’re not allowed to share openly in class and no, they can’t teach creation, but trust me, they are doing the best they can to represent Christ in all they do. I believe it’s important to get to know your child’s teacher, and talk with the school, if you feel there may be another teacher better suited for your child.
As I’ve said before, my children go to a private Christian school. I’m sure they will continue to as long as we’re able to afford it, or if our travels and sports take us in another direction, the other option would be home schooling for me.
While I choose not to have my children educated by the public school system, I still think it’s our responsibility to work with our government on local levels to create the best environment for children in public schools. We should have educated, hard working, well-paid teachers, and fight for issues like keeping God in the pledge of allegiance. Just because my child doesn’t go to a public school, doesn’t mean I shouldn’t fight for all the other children in our country.
Hi. I have 4 children and when they were babies, I was faced with the decision to home-school or public school. Private school isn’t affordable to us. I prayed as a young mom about this and God said to me “Let them be light and salt” I knew that I needed to send them to public school and let them show something different to others.
I do live in a small town, so the schools are different than a big city might be….but regardless,I think everyone needs to hear God on this one. Although we are not to be of this world, we do need to be in it for awhile!
By the way, my kids have done ok…they are in 1st thru 8th grade now. They’ve gotten in trouble like kids do so they aren’t perfect…but still, I don’t blame it on public schooling. And most important, how we handled what happened afterward makes a lasting impression. Facing the problem, outspoken apologies, taking responsibility for our wrongdoing… Principals, neighbors, other families certainly take note! They’ve had a glimpse of Jesus and they may not even know it! Godspeed to all young moms! -Dawn
Wow, this is such a huge subject for me and my husband. We actually can’t afford a private Christian school and homeschooling is not an option right now so the only option was public school. I wasn’t happy at first but our “solution” was to get involved with our daughter’s school, very involved. We are both on the School Site Council and now my husband is the PTA President, I am the PTA Vice Pres. and Fundraising Chairman. It makes our daughter proud and though she is only in second grade, she is excelling in school. We of course are active with her homework and go on most field trips.
My problem comes from the teaching of evolution only and as fact versus the teaching of both evolution and creation. I have a huge problem with that.
The othe issue I faced was having discussions with my 5 year old about not every body loves or follows God. You see, our daughter was shocked to find this out because she has been going to church since she was 18 months old, that is when we found our church “home”. Her father and I are active in church in different ministries and will start a Home Bible Group next week. So our daughter really didn’t know some people are not Christians
Recently she has shown a deep desire to be baptised and we sought council on when she would be ready. Our Pastor said, “they are not ready till the children are old enough to consiously KNOW they can or cannot choose God. They cannot choose if they do not know they don’t have to.
Since our daughter has come in contact with non-believers in her own age level, she really is starting to understand this concept. She has told me on more than 1 occasion, she is CHOOSING to live her life for God. It seems that what some men have meant for harm (taking God out of schools), God has used for good! Don’t you just love it!