I think many on this forum are cut from the same cloth.
It is with great dismay I watch the world unfold around us and yes in this country too.
I try to raise my children with the values that were instilled in me and hope that one day the pendulum will swing back the other way. If it doesn't then they will be the odd people out I am afraid, but I feel no need to apologize for that or ask them to compromise their values to fit with society.
So it was with great interest I read the following linked article.
http://www.vanityfair.fr/culture/liv...on-ellis/15837
I am really interested in hearing what people are doing with their children to prepare them for the realities of the world as opposed to the ideological viewpoint.
I had to look it up to be sure I had the right word so I'll share the definition for those who like me are unsure.
noun, plural ideologies.
1. the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group.
2. such a body of doctrine, myth, etc., with reference to some political and social plan, as that of fascism, along with the devices for putting it into operation.
3. Philosophy. a. the study of the nature and origin of ideas.
b. a system that derives ideas exclusively from sensation.
4. theorizing of a visionary or impractical nature.
Do you seek guidance from child guidance "experts? If so who?
Personally I have leaned pretty heavily on John Rosemond.
http://rosemond.com/
Do you have references you use to teach them the constitution? I am thinking to enroll them this course as soon as I feel they can complete it over one summer..
https://online.hillsdale.edu/course/con101/register
Please feel free to discuss. I am genuinely interested and I am sure other parents would be too.
Please keep this one on subject and break off into separate threads as needed.