tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post3159482634373405966..comments2023-06-29T08:59:07.803-05:00Comments on Renewing Your Mind: Worth Reading Wednesday: Christian EducationAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10802930103300388945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-19394944996808079542013-01-22T09:26:24.257-06:002013-01-22T09:26:24.257-06:00Ruchi, just saw in my Blogger comments that you...Ruchi, just saw in my Blogger comments that you'd commented and said you were on a laptop--but it doesn't show up here for me! Pennie was logged into her blogger account; were you? I wonder if blogger and disqus are not syncing for some reason!Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-70110542971646171482013-01-17T12:35:46.180-06:002013-01-17T12:35:46.180-06:00Yeah, there is no escaping Santa Claus! It was no...Yeah, there is no escaping Santa Claus! It was not talked about at school, but he still hears about it. Whenever he would ask questions I'd explain the real St. Nick story to him. I never did say "no Santa isn't real" because I didn't want to totally disappoint him, but I never made it out to be too important.Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-63990492876219472822013-01-17T12:27:41.839-06:002013-01-17T12:27:41.839-06:00It may have been fixed, so comment again when you ...It may have been fixed, so comment again when you get a chance.Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-37400876890796285552013-01-17T11:54:22.892-06:002013-01-17T11:54:22.892-06:00Kelly, I see my original comment here plus yours p...Kelly, I see my original comment here plus yours posting mine. I was on a laptop.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-8533465557487307462013-01-17T11:52:24.807-06:002013-01-17T11:52:24.807-06:00Pennie & Ruchi: were you commenting on a comp...Pennie & Ruchi: were you commenting on a computer or a mobile device? If so, I think I found the problem and how to (hopefully) fix it. You can let me know on FB if you want, since if you are on a mobile device it won't show up here yet until I make some changes to some code.Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-85917876741535312582013-01-17T11:14:31.880-06:002013-01-17T11:14:31.880-06:00Thanks for the article. With a Kindergartner in ...Thanks for the article. With a Kindergartner in our local public school, especially after the holiday season, I have thought quite a bit about this. Her library teacher read them stories about Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and she talks about her classmate who was born in Saudi Arabia who doesn't celebrate Christmas. It been an interesting time to talk to her about different religions and what others may believe, and then how that is different from what we believe. Not quite sure how much of that gets through, but it will. Overall I've been pleased with her school, so much of what one learns in Kindergarten is so basic, life skills, manners, respect, etc... that is universal. Her teacher talks up Santa Claus SO much, so I did talk to her alot about how we DON'T celebrate Christmas as a "conditional holiday"....if you are "good" you will get presents, if you are "bad" you won't. The TOTAL opposite of what I want my kids to learn about Jesus....that his love is unconditional. Kelly, I do like the aspect that Christian school does help to not "compartmentalize" faith, but makes it applicable to all areas of learning and life. I'm hoping and assuming that what she hears and learns from us and church will automatically carry over in her other areas of learning. Thanks for the thoughts....I should read those articles!Karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-45225436391916078062013-01-17T08:54:03.566-06:002013-01-17T08:54:03.566-06:00Of course it is ok to weigh in from a Jewish persp...Of course it is ok to weigh in from a Jewish perspective! I definitely see your point about identity and public school. Because I live in a heavily Christian area, even the public school kids and teachers are likely to be Christian as well. I think for someone in a minority that would be a big factor. I didn't think to bring cost up; I'm not sure why. I guess I was thinking more along lines of identity. Where I live, Christian Education is a big priority and there are a lot of churches of a particular denomination here that started the Christian school and contribute to it in order to keep tuition costs down.Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-42919630407587752772013-01-17T08:50:24.365-06:002013-01-17T08:50:24.365-06:00Pennie, yeah, I do see that a school would want pe...Pennie, yeah, I do see that a school would want people to acknowledge that, but I also think anyone who is planning to send their child to a Christian school is going to realize that Christian theology and practice is going to be taught. However, what do you do with a divorced and remarried parent who wants to send their child there? Jesus had some pretty harsh things to say about that, and that parent isn't going leave his/her current spouse and go back to the first one.Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-39768068477378376252013-01-17T08:48:05.425-06:002013-01-17T08:48:05.425-06:00This was from Ruchi Koval: "Kelly, if it'...This was from Ruchi Koval: "Kelly, if it's ok I'd like to weigh in from a Jewish perspective. My husband and I both attended Jewish private schools from K-12 (and beyond) and as an educator, I try to help families see that raising proudly Jewish and identified kids who are knowledgeable and confident in their faith, while sending them to public schools, is an uphill battle. It is interesting that you have not mentioned cost as a factor in the decision-making; I wonder how that comes into play."Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-2760643542223578472013-01-17T08:47:22.709-06:002013-01-17T08:47:22.709-06:00This was from PennieS: "I read about the New...This was from PennieS: "I read about the New Mexico student, and while I believe that "the Church" in all its forms needs to show God's grace, mercy and love to everyone, I also understand the schools reluctance to "open that can of worms". I would like to see every child have the opportunity to attend a Christian school, but I would expect that parents would sign a statement acknowledging that Christian Biblical principles are taught and that secular views will not be incorporated."Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-12252384153757923842013-01-17T08:43:48.374-06:002013-01-17T08:43:48.374-06:00To those of you who have left comments but don'...To those of you who have left comments but don't see them here, I am SO sorry! I don't know what is happening to them! I got email alerts about them from Blogger; they show up in my controls, but no email alerts from Disqus and they aren't showing up in my Disqus controls!<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll re-post them for you!Kelly J Youngbloodhttp://www.kellyjyoungblood.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-12361688713340344342013-01-16T16:58:35.131-06:002013-01-16T16:58:35.131-06:00Kelly, if it's ok I'd like to weigh in fro...Kelly, if it's ok I'd like to weigh in from a Jewish perspective. My husband and I both attended Jewish private schools from K-12 (and beyond) and as an educator, I try to help families see that raising proudly Jewish and identified kids who are knowledgeable and confident in their faith, while sending them to public schools, is an uphill battle. It is interesting that you have not mentioned cost as a factor in the decision-making; I wonder how that comes into play.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23060911.post-44555338082064623522013-01-16T09:58:54.318-06:002013-01-16T09:58:54.318-06:00I read about the New Mexico student, and while I b...I read about the New Mexico student, and while I believe that "the Church" in all its forms needs to show God's grace, mercy and love to everyone, I also understand the schools reluctance to "open that can of worms". I would like to see every child have the opportunity to attend a Christian school, but I would expect that parents would sign a statement acknowledging that Christian Biblical principles are taught and that secular views will not be incorporated.PennieShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14116947487586981422noreply@blogger.com