Comments on: Public School vs. Christian School? Who Cares…

By: newa

newa — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 15:04:43 +0000

Since 1951 I have said the funding should go to studentd!

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 02:36:06 +0000

Funny! Christian schools trolling. That’s good! I agree with Todd, school 1, school 2, school 3 you had issues in all of them. What I experienced, witness today is probably the money issue. Parents with money have new cars for there kids, these kids hang with other “sucessful” kids cuz there cool. That is the biggest thing I see. And that goes on in church, all schools, even social events.

By: Todd

Todd — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 20:05:28 +0000

I truly feel bad that you had a bad experience. However, to say that any schools “foster addiction” is a little hard to believe. Unless they were recommending alcohol and drug use I would disagree with your terminology. As far as smoking/drinking, that goes on in EVERY school including Christian schools. These are still teenage kids and they are going to make bad decisions at times. My main concern is you blame the schools then state you were in 3 christian school systems. I can understand problems at 1 school, maybe 2, but 3? That makes me wonder if any other school would have been a good fit. Please don’t get me wrong, I truly feel bad for ANYONE who is left out, bullied, or made to feed unwelcome. I hate the fact that things like that go on in any school. However, it goes on in EVERY school, not just the schools you attended and it is hard to blame the school because it is nearly impossible to patrol hallways, study halls, etc. 24/7 and make sure every kid is included in every social situation. It is a lofty goal, but unrealistic. Between my wife, myelf, and our children we attended 3 separate Christian Grade Schools, 2 Christian High Schools, and a Christian College and had wonderful experiences. I am sorry yours wasn’t as satisfactory but you can’t blame EVERY Christian school statewide or nationwide for your experiences.

By: Ashshade

Ashshade — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:56:19 +0000

Or is Christian schools just trolling, if so 10/10 congrats.

By: Ashshade

Ashshade — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 04:52:01 +0000

WOW!!!

Most parents do not send their kids to Christian Schools. Look a the numbers.

Christian schools do teach all subjects in a Christian light and they do teach good values. They do not make the child obedient. That needs to be done at home. Where do you even get this… I just…. What? How do you think they make the kids obedient?

Gain self confidence? At a CRC school? I’ve spent the last 15 years trying to regain the self confidence that the Christian schools took from me.

Don’t get me wrong, I think Christian schools CAN be a good thing – and maybe they have changed in the last 15 years. But in the 3 Christian schools systems that I have been in, no.

The CRC schools foster addiction. Any sign of imperfection and you are shunned, so you learn to hide you weakness instead of talking about it with you peers/parents/teachers. Then it stays bottled up inside and festers. I went to the CRC schools. While there I started smoking and drinking along with a large number of my classmates.

Troubled teens? Give me a break. This ain’t no military school, you sit next to the teachers in church, they are just people. Like you and me, same faults and weaknesses.

The CRC schools pushed me down in the mud, kicked me, and left me, telling me I was not wanted. And until my junior year, I really wanted to “belong”. And not just the kids, I can understand that, but the teachers and principals too.

I hate to put these words into the public realm, but we have to watch what goes on in these schools.

I was not the rebel, just the shy, quiet kid.

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:25:16 +0000

I grew up going to a Christian School, all the way to College, my kids all went to Christian School system, all the way thru high school. It was our choice as parents. Does that make myself or my kids better than those of the public school system? NOT at all. Did they have that much better of an education than those in the public school systems in NW Iowa? Not that I am aware of. Myself, and my kids, had and do have just as many freinds in both systems. But to say that going to the “Christian” school makes them better equiped in life to handle the teen years and addiction, I think not. Perhaps they are taught how to deal with those problems in a different light, (not be/c public school teachers would not, they are just not legally allowed to) I beleive that public school teachers when given the opportunity do demonstrate their personal christian values when thy can, I have seen that. Our public school systems in NW Iowa are far different than those in othere areas of the country. We have fantastic teachers in our NW Iowa schools! I don’t of course know them all, but I would say that most if not all, have as many if not more of the same “christian” values as those in the Private schools systems. We here in NW Iowa should feel very fortunate to have such fantastic school systems, Public and Private!