tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post598883396865264467..comments2024-03-05T20:00:47.681-06:00Comments on Blogging 'Bout Boys: Homeschooling and EvolutionJennifer Finkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-37401813205651900442010-08-15T14:21:56.316-05:002010-08-15T14:21:56.316-05:00Why teach both sides ? Do we teach both alchemy an...Why teach both sides ? Do we teach both alchemy and chemistry ? Both astrology and astronomy ?<br /><br />There are NOT persuasive arguments on BOTH sides. And telling your children there are is misleading. Teach evolution. Teach reason and the scientific method. The importance of evidence.<br /><br />Come down agnostic on religion. Neither atheism nor Christianity. But come down on the side of science when it comes to biology. Creationism/Intelligent Design does not deserve it have its case made to science students anymore than flat earth theory.Gerardnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-62556214683374889792010-04-15T14:41:51.277-05:002010-04-15T14:41:51.277-05:00Thanks so much for this post, this is exactly what...Thanks so much for this post, this is exactly what I've always believed. Help your children have an open mind, don't close off opportunities to learn because it doesn't exactly line up with your beliefs. If they don't know both sides, they can't reasonably argue what they do believe. I linked to this post, hope that is okay.Christihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627709910975648878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-7679988701266970222010-03-29T11:47:20.306-05:002010-03-29T11:47:20.306-05:00Anonymous -- Thank you for your comments. I take ...Anonymous -- Thank you for your comments. I take exception with your statement, "The homeschooling movement as it expands will continue to churn out indoctrinated naive children who don't understand science." You've now met at least one homeschooling family that doesn't fit that definition. If you've read the other comments, you surely realize that we're not the only ones. Who's to say we're not the future of homeschooling?<br /><br />Christianity isn't the backbone of the homeschooling movement. Education is the backbone of the homeschooling movement.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-34010690454107177352010-03-29T11:23:19.498-05:002010-03-29T11:23:19.498-05:00Unfortunately the statistics are not in your favor...Unfortunately the statistics are not in your favor mam! You are the rare exception to the rule. The quote above that so incited you and inspired your post here is in fact the norm in home schooling. The predominant reason in a 2007 gov't study about homeschooling was for religious beliefs. The overwhelming majority of homeschoolers are being raised in evangelical christian homes. They clearly wage war on evolution, which is scientifically accepted to be as true and proven as any of Einsteins theories, because it has been tested and proven time and again. The homeschooling movement as it expands will continue to churn out indoctrinated naiive children who don't understand science. They may be considered intelligent and they may test well, and may be socialized sufficiently by their communities and families, but the goal is to raise them doubting evolution because it stands in conflict with christianity which is the backbone of the homeschooling movement! You are the exception to the rule. There are others like you out there, but you are the minority. I've searched the web for home school evolutionary materials, and if you do the same which you claim you have the agenda of home schoolers quickly becomes crystal clear. Indoctrination, not education!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-32758092621953245932010-03-11T21:43:24.295-06:002010-03-11T21:43:24.295-06:00Thanks for sharing all your insights! It's be...Thanks for sharing all your insights! It's been so good to see the conversations flowing around the Internet. The homeschooling community, in general, is a large, diverse, welcoming community.Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-80350417789707204162010-03-10T17:54:08.189-06:002010-03-10T17:54:08.189-06:00I am a Christian Homeschooling Mom. And I think I ...I am a Christian Homeschooling Mom. And I think I am the only christian homeschooler I know (in 'my area groups') that refuses to have anything to do with HSLDA. (which I think is part of the reason a lot of my 'fellow christian homeschoolers' won't have anything to do with us, LOL.<br />And, I think most of the homeschoolers I know are not Christians. They homeschool for a better/broader education. or even for religious reasons, too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771682280188836517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-45815834835595082542010-03-08T21:43:13.972-06:002010-03-08T21:43:13.972-06:00Hi Jen! A mutual friend's Twitter feed led me ...Hi Jen! A mutual friend's Twitter feed led me to this post. I think you were much too restrained. There is a difference between religious belief and scientific evidence. They are two different realms, and one cannot be equated with or judged against the other. If you are talking about biology, you must talk about evolution. If you are talking about evangelical Christian belief, then you can discuss a literal reading of the story of Genesis. There is no "two sides" of the question -- they are two different questions.<br /><br />For my take, see http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2008/03/do-you-teach-yo/Kathy Cecerihttp://www.geekdad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-8396047850969684752010-03-08T16:52:47.174-06:002010-03-08T16:52:47.174-06:00Oh you saved me so much writing! I am going to li...Oh you saved me so much writing! I am going to link to you here, because you have said it all for me. I recycled that paper so fast! My heart rate went up just remembering my reaction yesterday!! Thanks again for helping us all out.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16642947276308505560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-59278051140210307132010-03-08T11:18:03.614-06:002010-03-08T11:18:03.614-06:00I read that same article in yesterday's paper,...I read that same article in yesterday's paper, and was also disappointed. My four teenagers have enjoyed learning all sides of the creation/evolution debate, and have made up their own minds on the matter. They can intelligently discuss the topic without sounding close-minded. Thanks for a great post!Debbie Maxwell Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02533418585502995994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-50862137991466364982010-03-08T09:06:49.463-06:002010-03-08T09:06:49.463-06:00I'm honored, Alasandra. Thanks!I'm honored, Alasandra. Thanks!Jennifer Finkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10568576650343979230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-79980289129373463872010-03-08T06:15:58.849-06:002010-03-08T06:15:58.849-06:00Great post Jennifer. I hope you don't mind I l...Great post Jennifer. I hope you don't mind I linked to it.Alastriona, The Cats and Dogs https://www.blogger.com/profile/13233710830920626326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-62057633572437691012010-03-07T22:41:23.043-06:002010-03-07T22:41:23.043-06:00I am Christian and I also appreciated your post. I...I am Christian and I also appreciated your post. It's truly a disservice to show only one side of the coin, or cube- in the case of science! I commend you for exposing your children to both. There's actually persuasive science on both sides of the issue, and I intend to introduce my children to both perspectives so that they can see where the scientific method has been followed and where mainstream science or religion has clouded the issue for whatever reason. What people "know for sure" is often wrong. We should learn to research and learn for ourselves, which is what I believe home learning is all about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-31808704180103435012010-03-07T16:53:01.276-06:002010-03-07T16:53:01.276-06:00Amen sister!
Secular Homeschool MomAmen sister!<br /><br />Secular Homeschool MomMarlishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207863698433956073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-61838699596320211142010-03-07T16:08:13.548-06:002010-03-07T16:08:13.548-06:00Followed you here from twitter -- the AP can't...Followed you here from twitter -- the AP can't even get its statistics right. The most recent number of family *homeschooling* for religious/moral reasons is not 83% but 38%, and presumably that number is not just far-right evolutionists. <br /><br />I would hope that a survey of parents would turn up at least 83% who hope to instruct their children in either religion or morals.<br /><br />Going to the HSLDA as the primary representative of homeschoolers betrays either ignorance or a particular agenda.shaunmshttp://redseahomeschool.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1473387128642021993.post-63670166351852324342010-03-07T14:30:43.251-06:002010-03-07T14:30:43.251-06:00Well said! I've just found your blog and will...Well said! I've just found your blog and will keep reading. I rarely meet other homeschoolers in my area who are in it to give their kids a bigger worldview. Too many fearful, closed-minded parents who are doing their kids a great disservice by severely restricting their teaching materials.Idaho Dadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00466078882752412292noreply@blogger.com