i don't wish to offend any that are teaching their kids at home, but today i was again confronted by a situation where a jw family were home schooling.
the kids had little structure to their routine and without putting the mum down, she was no teacher in an academic sense.. the subject is close to my heart because my parents who are witnesses, took my younger brothers out of school and home tutored them.
the were subjected to below standard education and limited in social skills, particularly as my parents are crap at these skills themselves.. i have grown to hate home schooling except in the situation of medical or logistical situations.. what are your comments good or bad and do you think the option to home school is abused by the witness community?.
Home schooled parents are not given any financial aid in the USA. If anything, it is expensive to buy the books and the curriculum. Some schools, you pay for the kid's work to be evaluated by professional teachers also. Some schools are quite expensive.
Definitely no financial incentive involved.
this is a truthfull account of what i went through,it is a work in progress and there is much mor to come.. all i can say to anyone reading this and are contemplating joining or are still a jehovahs witness is dont join and those that have,leave asap!.
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Wow, what a childhood! It is crazy your mom expected you to do all of that, but could not even live up to the standards she set for her child. Where was daddy through all of this?
one thing that really bothered me about the ministry school was letting a little boy around 10 years old read an outline and scripture.
he faced and addressed the audience.
he was actually teaching.
Actually, I felt sorry for the kid. it seemed like a lot to put on a little boy to get up in front of everyone and give a talk, especially the shy ones.
As far as women giving little skits, I always hated it. It was demeaning coming up with those stupid settings. I quit the theocratic misery school a long time before I left.
It was even more demeaning to have a lady put on a silly hat or a napkin to conduct the meeting for service. I absolutely refused to ever do that.
i don't wish to offend any that are teaching their kids at home, but today i was again confronted by a situation where a jw family were home schooling.
the kids had little structure to their routine and without putting the mum down, she was no teacher in an academic sense.. the subject is close to my heart because my parents who are witnesses, took my younger brothers out of school and home tutored them.
the were subjected to below standard education and limited in social skills, particularly as my parents are crap at these skills themselves.. i have grown to hate home schooling except in the situation of medical or logistical situations.. what are your comments good or bad and do you think the option to home school is abused by the witness community?.
Home schooling is what you make of it, like most things in life. I home schooled my kids, off and on. It was a very nice experience, but also very demanding of your time. It depends a lot on each child and how motivated they are too. I found it best to follow a curriculum from a reputable home schooling program.
My kids have all gone on to be college educated, so it didn't hinder their potential in that way. I guess I have mixed feelings about it. I cherish all the close time I spent with them, but I also think children need the social aspect of school in their lives.
I did see some witnesses who did not take the time to really teach their children and some can barely read to this day. That is abusive, in my opinion. If the parents are not educated enough to handle the lessons, I feel they should not do it. Most parents want their children to have a better education than them.
That witnesses are taught that education is not important, except to preach.
again..please do not ask for a pdf scan as the only copies i have are the interbranch electronic copies from the us branch to our local branch.. .
november 3, 2009 .
to all bodies of elders .
@ Snakes, I have been informed of the date of the memorial by an elderette who I met incidentally. Her and her hubby wanted to come by and see us. Told her I am too sick, which is true, but she insisted she will stop by some day. She asked me when I am coming back to the meetings and I reminded her I was too sick. Short memory, huh?
You did well by putting your card in a different location from where you live. I am not so sure that the elders you speak of are not vindictive enough to cause problems, if they choose to.
I read about your visit from elders and I can hardly believe they left you alone. Hope it stays that way. None of it really matters to me except I want to keep a good relationship with my kids. Otherwise, it is all a distant memory.
again..please do not ask for a pdf scan as the only copies i have are the interbranch electronic copies from the us branch to our local branch.. .
november 3, 2009 .
to all bodies of elders .
Thanks. I noticed the words, "loving discipline may be required." I guess it is time to screen calls and ignore unwelcome visits.
thanks for your letter and the thoughts contained.
others had commented on the latest shift of the interpretation of this generation.
as you recognize this allows for an unending extension of time and likely stems from an awareness of the approach of the year 2014 marking 100 years since the date of 1914.. .
Ray let the world know that the watchtower society made doctrinal decisions on a 2/3 majority vote. Just that one little piece of information is priceless.
a few weeks back, in the midst of the haiti tragedy, much discussion took place in cyberland about the tolerance [or indeed the insistence on] suffering by a loving god.
the furor over haiti has settled a bit [as unfortunately most tragedy is wont to do far too quickly in the human mind], but this persistent matter continues to chew at my subconscience.
today i came across this:.
I would imagine they have to do with the trinity, hell, immortal soul, soul sleep, etc. ? I would like to see them if they don't deal with these thoroughly over debated subjects.
a few weeks back, in the midst of the haiti tragedy, much discussion took place in cyberland about the tolerance [or indeed the insistence on] suffering by a loving god.
the furor over haiti has settled a bit [as unfortunately most tragedy is wont to do far too quickly in the human mind], but this persistent matter continues to chew at my subconscience.
today i came across this:.
LOL @ Jeff-"god payed himself off."
@ Perry-If jws are liberal, I would hate to see conservative.
gb getting involved with pregnancy........... jwf.
ps.
please don't ask me for a pdf scan, as the copies i get are interbranch copies from the us branch with individual coding on them.
The article Baba linked said witnesses don't believe in the storage of blood. That it just not true. They take many products extracted from blood that has been stored. I can't understand why the media doesn't call them out on their lies.
The blood issue is the scariest part of having grown kids still in. I often wonder that if it was likely that men would suffer blood loss and death, they would change the rules. Women seem to be dispensable to them.
There is nothing that modern medicine has to offer for sudden severe blood loss except blood transfusions. It is very misleading and reprehensible for the society to make their followers think otherwise. They get upset with the medical staff that is begging them to take the transfusion because they know it is the only way to help them.
