“I Blame the Parents”
Over the years, I have heard many teachers saying this phrase. Sometimes it’s said in jest, other times in all seriousness. I once even heard a teacher say that what is being taught in sex education is making up for where parents are lacking. The point I am making here is that in schools, teachers can mould the minds of your children in whatever way they choose with impunity.
At the moment, there are debates going on about sex and relationships education in schools because some parents do not want their children exposed to some of it or all of it. Parents who instruct the school to remove their children from such lessons are met with resistance. Often this is because it is impractical to remove a child from a lesson. At other times, the staff members are fully committed to the ideology and think all children should be in the lesson.
Once a child is in a school building, s/he is the responsibility of the school staff and no longer the parent. It could be argued that by sending the child to school, the parent is absolving him or herself of that responsibility. The parent cannot complain that ideas alien to the family are being imposed on the child because the parent has given the child to the state to bring up from five years old, and sometimes much earlier, depending on childcare arrangements.
Right now is the time for parents to take back responsibility. Right now is the time to ensure your child has your sensibilities and not those of a teacher, a school or the state. Right now is the time to start educating your child at home.