Christians: How many of you were in private Christian school/tutored/home-schooled? Do you feel that you?

I think you may be under the false assumption that most Christians who teach their children Creationism also deprive them from information regarding the theory of Evolution. I find that to be untrue. Quite the contrary, most Christians feel more need to cover their opposing views because they want their kids to be fully informed on what they are likely to hear from the world at large. They want them to be capable of refuting the world's arguments effectively. In contrast, most public school kids just receive the party line on evolution even though it is a highly debatable and unproven theory. Still it is taught as fact and any teacher daring to present an alternative view simply for contrast. . .. is likely to be censured if not fired. So public school educated children actually receive a much more limited amount of information. . . not more information than most Christian-school educated kids.

I attended a private Christian elementary school and middle school and received more information on Evolution than most of my public school educated friends and family. I received this education both at school and at home from my parents who were science buffs and quite well informed. When I transferred to a public high school I was amazed to discover how much more I knew about the theory of evolution than my fellow students did. It was pretty interesting, , , because after all. . . aren't we Christians the ones who are supposed to be so poorly educated.? ;-). Yet I could defend the theory of evolution better than my fellow students, even though I did not believe in it.

There is a vast array of information on both evolution and intelligent design science that most public schools have no time or inclination to even touch on. You'd be surprised.

EDIT: In answer to your question, no, I was not taught that I was evolved from apes but created intentionally and for a purpose by a loving and all-powerful Creator God, according to the Biblical account. But additionally I was taught to know and understand the scientific theory of evolution and the science that supports that theory. I was also taught the oft-ignored and rejected but still valid science that supports the likelihood that our universe originates from an intelligent source with a complex purpose, pattern and intent.

So. . . essentially I was taught what my parent's believed but given all the information needed to form my own belief which I did. Unlike most public school students I was deemed able to make up my own mind and in fact my school and my parents emphasized the fact that my faith in God must be personal and could not be inherited through my parent's beliefs. I today have a deep, satisfying and abiding faith in a personal God who is also my Creator. I hope that answers your question.

EDIT #2: I have answered your question, would you answer mine? How were you educated and what is your answer to your own question? Did you have a point to make in asking it?

I'm so glad the atheists I've met aren't as militant as you. Isn't burning down a school considered terrorism? And because it's a private school. States have very little say over what private schools teach, because they don't give the schools funding. And private schools are not accredited by the state, but by organizations. Moreover, when they do get accredited, they look at things like how the student's standardized test scores compare, and what subjects the school is teaching, and the teachers' qualifications and other things to see how the school is doing academically. Not all private schools are accredited, and it's in those instances where students do worse on standardized testing and teachers get away with low qualifications. Not only that, but I'm not sure if standardized testing is required with accreditation, but a lot of private schools use it anyway. Plus, even if the school doesn't use standardized testing, virtually every student is going to take the PSAT and SAT or the ACT so the school has to measure up in order to get people to spend thousands of dollars a year to send their kid there. Anyone who says that most private schools don't measure up to public schools does not understand what families give up to pay for tuition. Remember, I'm still only talking about unaccredited schools here. Accredited ones have to do a lot to remain accredited, and are almost always very good schools. Besides, even though most Christian schools don't teach evolution as fact, they do teach about what evolutionists believe, so the subject is covered.

As a Christian I have found that I have a lot more information about the origins of the world and the theory of evolution and creationism than most people. It seems that the public school system is the one suppressing information, not the private or home-school educators. And yes. . . I was partially home-schooled and partially private school educated. I made up my own mind but yes. . . did receive a different "slant" than I would have been given in public school. That slant was to allow me to know all the evidence and then think for myself. Not just the partial evidence that supports the theory of popular choice!

I find it very humorous that everyone assumes that home schooled children receive a sub standard education.

3/4 of the United States school population is home schooled /church based education/private school and are academically and scholastically 40% or more ahead of the public schools.

We study both the creation theory and the evolution theory quite extensively; while the public schools are only offered the one theory of evolution; nothing else is allowed.

Do they feel that they missed out on/ were denied information concerning the "science" that concerns our origin? Having been taught evolution do you wish that you had been given more information on creation??

i went to a private school, and i do not think i missed out on any information that was taught to me compared to a public school. they still taught evolution. but thats becasue they have to., i think that once you as a person are old enough to decide what faith road you want to go down, then you take that road,

no i think it would have been the same if i was in either a public or private school. they taught us the theorys and what they were and what was all believed about them,. but thats because it was what most teachers teach, they taught us striaght oout of the book.

I went to 2 different private Christian schools and public high school, I will NEVER believe in the theory of evilution :-) egads, even Darwin doubted his own theory, the Origin of Species pg.171

Children who are home schooled still have to pass state test to see that they are getting proper education, And by the way. Home schooled Children take science and everything that secular schooled Children learn in science in school . Christians don't reject science, just evolution, which is not science. Evolution is a theory that those who believe in use science to prop up. And if you think that macro evolution is science, please explain to me it's practical application in every day life. How has macro evolution, I repeat, macro evolution benefited us in any way shape or form ? And please don't state medicine. Bacteria adapting to resist antibiotics is not an example of long term evolutions practical use or application.

I went to a christian school from kindergarten to 8th grade. Then i attended a public high school all of the four years! While I attended my christian school I hated it, but after graduating from a public high school, I realized that am very glad that I attended a christian school and it helped me grow as a person! There is a lot of evil in the world and staying close to God helped me

I went to a public school but I missed out on/forgot what I learned about science because of bullying, stress, etc.

Recently, I've been taking online physical science class and I have learned greatly about science. I've been seeking to reconcile science and the Bible and using science to further my reformation goals.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=201010...

The question that had me using science to further my reformation goals was deleted so I'll just make a summary...

I urged reformation by referring to the six blind men and the elephant (http://www.google.com/search?q=six+blind+men&ie=ut... ).

I learned from science that the success of an investigation depends on the observations.

Basically, the Christian denominations are incomplete or faulty observations about God. The religion is an investigation of God's nature.

When we mix the denominations and rule out some denominations or dismiss some teachings of that denomination, then we can attain perfection (completion).

No, I'm glad I went to private school. I received an overall better education and had friends whose beliefs lined up with mine.

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