Chapter 19: Homeschool makes no fools

The Pearls have very strong views on homeschooling, and that is that it's the only option.  This is an interesting chapter and I encourage you to read it.  It will probably step on some toes, especially if you are a teacher.  Although I think homeschooling is the best option, it isn't an option for everyone.  I know many people, myself included who made it through public school generally unscathed.  Pearle calls public school, "automaton factories," and I think this can be true, but that's why parents need to be extremely involved in what their children are learning in school and what kinds of things they are learning from their friends.  Learning should start in the home!  And it is not the teacher's responsibility to teach your children manners and morality.  If homeschooling isn't an option, pray for your children's minds, and pray that God would give you wisdom to raise them in our increasingly nasty world.  And finally, trust God and his ability to "see them through" public school without becoming an 'automaton.'  I made it through public school and some college and I have my own thoughts, and they definately aren't mainstream!  : P