A waste of a brilliant young girl's mind.
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I found out that one of my DD's friends is now going to Baptist private school because her parents wanted to put their kids in a more religious environment. And though I want to support this, I can't because this child is a smart, scientific child and has the opportunity to be in one of the best schools in the country if she was taught science isn't evil.
Let's be clear: her mom has commented to me how she chose God over money (I am a female engineer) and doesn't like her kids talking about science. She told me that in the Baptist school they teach more history and geography than in the highly regarded elementary school and I just stood there dumbfounded. This girl is smart. Reads voraciously and understands how things work. her mom has stated to me that she chose being a SAHM to put her children in the path of God, but she is going back to work because they need the money for private religious school. And college- well, when I mentioned that going to the school we are zoned for is better than the private school, she scuttled away like- "My kids won't be going to college to learn your witchcraft." I know that people are going to hate this post- but I just need to vent so that I can remain civilized the next time I see her. .... Nah. I'm going to give her kids books about female scientists and teach them evolution anyway. |
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| Not your business? |
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| Welcome Buttinsky. |
Anonymous
| Meh, I consider homework a waste of young minds, along with pretty much all assessments, PARCC, Common Core, and Pearson garbage. And 90% of kids in the US don't escape those wastes. |
Anonymous
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My cousin sent both of her kids to a wacky baptist school. Both went on to college, one majoring in architecture and the other in computer science. They are very polite and kind.
MYOB. |
Anonymous
| At least she gives us a little hope for the future. Decent God loving people are getting way too rare. |
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As a Baptist, I can tell you that we're not anti-science. The evolution/creation debate does get touchy, but personally (not speaking for Baptists as a whole), I think the two theoeies can complement each other. Moreover, while that certainly is an important issue in science, it's not the only one. Moreover, going through public school, I don't remember being taught about evolution until middle school.
I can tell you that the science education my kids had in Montgomery County Public Schools (which I'm constantly hearing is "one of the best school systems in the nation") on the elementary level was so abysmal that the school ran a very popular after school program (Hands-On Science) because many of us wanted better instruction for our kids. I remember there being units on balls and ramps, plants, and butterflies. I don't recall (maybe I missed it) my kids being taught about evolution in elementary. Moreover, I felt that the History and Geography (also Spelling, Grammar, Handwriting, and Mathematics) instruction was weak too. Basically, MCPS seems to minimize teaching content. They're so focused on teaching kids "how to think", that they don't give the kids things to think about or the necessary technical skills they need as a good foundation. They went on to magnet STEM programs at TPMS and Blair, where they did eventually learn about evolution. I can assure you that Baptists don't consider balls and ramps, plants, or butterflies to be witchcraft. Without knowing more about the curriculum of the private and public schools in question, it's impossible to know for sure, but I suspect the private school science curriculum will be roughly equivalent to the one at her neighborhood elementary and may even surpass it. Moreover, when the science teachers are Baptist, it may legitimize the subject for the mother and undercut her objections, opening up more science opportunities for the daughter, than if the mother considered her teachers to be adversaries. As for the future, again, there's not enough information. I agree that to be well informed she needs to be familiar with the theory of evolution. But again, there's a lot more to science than that one theory. What science classes are offered at the various schools? What about lab facilities? Class sizes? Etc. In college, which is so far down the road, a lot change, there's no telling what she'll do. Maybe she'll do her dissertation on evolution, or maybe she'll study fiber optics, nuclear physics, astronomy, etc. Maybe she'll be like most Americans and not major in Science. The world needs really great historians, poets, economists, diplomats, etc., too. |
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| If this child is as smart as you say, she also likely has an inquisitive mind and will seek out information. I'm not worried about her and you shouldn't be, either. |
Anonymous
| This is one of the strangest posts I've read on here in awhile. |
Anonymous
| Most women would prefer to sah and be married to a rich man. Rich men typically would like a sweet and caring wife, not a bull headed know it all arguing engineer. |
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Yup, this girl will go to some weirdo college to be brainwashed and to stick close to home.
Southern Baptists are so weird. They told my nephew that at regular college dorms they 'steal your stuff' and other weird brainwashy things so he stayed home with mommy. It started young - like age 11, from parents and church. It's a cult. If you can help her escape that would be great. Help her fill out a college application to Georgetown ? |
Anonymous
My DH loves his engineer - you're a boob. What is this, 1950? |
Anonymous
Ugh, I feel gross reading this. I'm not even sure why. Is that a win for this troll? |
Anonymous
| Stay out of it, it's not your kid. Worry about your own family. This is absolutely none of your business. |
Anonymous
Southern Baptist doesn't meet any of the definitions of a cult. Time to learn! |