Would You Let Your Child Dropout of School?

[Knotical]

Homeschooling is a great path.
It avoids the atheist, materialist, socialist indoctrination provided by government run schools under to auspices of the Department of Education. (Re-education??)

ALSO: I would recommend that the youth learn a trade as well as academics so that they always have something to fall back on when the economy gets wacky as it is in the habit of doing on a regular basis.

Absolutely, we have told our kids that we will support any path they take as long as it is God-honoring, including pursuing a trade. Once my kids are competent enough I will start showing them some basic vehicle maintenance. Something, I pretty much had to figure out on my own growing up. My dad was not very mechanically inclined until after I moved out.

 

[Edward]

OR

unless we take teachers and MUCH moreso administration to task, DEMANDING that critical thinking be reinstated as 'the prime directive' of public education!!

The creation of the DoE (Department of Education) is concurrent with this horrible change. There might be things we can do apart from this forum that address this problem ...

Brother, you're the ultimate optimist. I dont think they would ever do it. After all, the system is evil at it's core due to the spiritual war. So (from their point of view) why would they teach critical thinking when it would not help their agenda?

Maybe I just had a cool teacher which worked it into her curriculum on her own? Things were a little different back then. geez they let me bring two hand grenades to school for show and tell in 4th grade...!! But the standing rule was, I can't keep them in my desk, I have to keep them in the cloak room...Lol!

It'll be different after Jesus comes back though! Think about it...commerce will have to continue. There will be business as usual...just not like it is now. (this might be when the meek inherit the earth...they will be given management jobs in cities and stuff I think)
We'll prolly all be here for the duration of the Millennial reign. It's going to be interesting!

 

[Luminous_Rose]

This is such a hard question! I have not been here yet with my kids. I know my parents allowed one of my siblings to, but I think they regret it because they werw always working and don't feel they have time to get the GED. Not sure if they ever git it or not.

I have known kids to drop out of high school to go to a community college and get their GED because it was easier. Interesting stuff.

I knew others dropped out because they were about to have babies so they went for their GED while at home with baby.

I honestly think it depends on the motive for dropping out and what their educational/future plans are.

 

[Prycejosh1987]

I would say naturally course not, if it depends on what they want to do. If they wanted to become an actress or footballer, and the child was offered a deal. I would say go right ahead. My niece wanted to be an actress, that seems to have changed, i would tell her to stay in school. It also depends on the child's mentality and age when making a drastic decision like that.