That is where the conversation should start. We already know 3/4 of kids won’t be around our churches after graduation. This shouldn’t surprise anyone because, afterall, “What kind of fruit does a secular education produce?”

The best way to improve public education is to kill it. Remove your children, the money will dissappear and so will the schools as we know it. They are too far gone to fix.

As far as education, I am a product of both public and private Christian schools. I had teachers in both settings that were good and taught me well, I also had teachers in both who did not recognize my learning level or have the ability or time or whatever needed to challenge me and further my education. The biggest concern I have with most public schools as they are currently run is that there are too many students with too many needs and too few teachers to meet all the needs. Our administrators are having to make decisions based on a wealth of options to offer to all students and often try to do everything for every child, when that is clearly an impossible task. Parents often give up their right and responsibility to care for their children, and I believe they will most often find this to be a huge mistake. I think the biggest possibility for positive change would be for the church to train parents how to understand their children, enjoy raising them (as opposed to seeing them as a burden), and how to recognize each child’s gifts and abilities. The schools and teachers that are successful are those that can find the giftedness of each child and “train them up as they should go”… not just the way someone thinks is right, but the way God has created them to fulfill His purpose in their life.

Michelle Obama made clear that she has an idea in mind of how the world should be built. From past comments you have aired from Barack, he has contrasted this with the idea that we should not make public policy unless we can get everyone to agree to it. How can these two fit together unless you eliminate the opinion of a large portion of this world you are building? I believe that the Obama’s would like to impose their idea of “how the world should be” on the rest of the world without considering the opinion of a large portion of it. I believe the Obama’s history shows that they do not value our children and will most likely NOT focus on more individualized education with more local and parental control. I think this is a grave mistake for the future of our nation.