responsible

I am a parent; I have two little kids. One of those children I entrust to a imperfect school system at this time. I am afraid for this child in this school system; I afraid of the things that arebeing taught in my absence. I afraid for my child; his fears that go unnoticed, his tears unwiped without his mother nearby. I fear for my sons' safety at school; I do not like the many beliefs that are rampant and taught; although perhaps not outright at my childs' school. I do not like that a frustrated child is treated as a 'bad' child; it is flawed system in a flawed system of things. I am sad at this. I am an avid homeschooling mother; ahem.. my husband at this time is not. He is not against homeschool; he just wants there to be a reason to switch him; he wants him to try p.s first. So we are trying and some days/weeks are actually very trying. Instead of sitting my son down (or not) and practing our writing, or spelling; or just thinking skills; just me and him. Instead he goes to class of 22 children; all at five or six unruly at times trying to be taught to a teacher that gets tired (who wouldn't?) mgiht have a bad day (again; who wouldn't?) I am just saying at best the teacher probably has seven solid minutes a day with my child in actively teaching. I myself can give him two hours of solidly teaching and then a trip to a park etc. So you can see that teaching is somethign that anyone can do and a parent can do so much good, just because they are their childs' advocate.

It is very hard to sit on the sidelines of five year old when he is at school; trying to be your childs' advocate, but made to feel foolish in trying to be a 'part' of the classroom. It seems to be a rock and a hard place.


On the other hand Romans 5: 3,4

3 And not only that, but let us exult while in tribulations, since we know that tribulation produces endurance;
4 endurance, in turn, an approved condition; the approved condition, in turn, hope


so perhaps.. we do need tribulation to endure; or at least learn how to endure? Perhaps p.s. is a stepping stone we must pass to learn how to endure. maybe without p.s. a child would be ill equipped as an adult? but, can't we teach them to endure as we are teaching them so many other things? can we teach them to endure out in the field ministry? ahh.. some things for me think of..