Old Earth, Young Minds: Evangelical Homeschoolers Embrace Evolution
For homeschooling parents who want to teach their children that the earth is only a few thousand years old, the theory of evolution is a lie, and dinosaurs coexisted with humans, there is no shortage of materials. Kids can start with the Answers in Genesis curriculum, which features books such as Dinosaurs of Eden, written by Creation Museum founder Ken Ham. As the publisher's description states, "This exciting book for the entire family uses the Bible as a 'time machine' to journey through the events of the past and future."
It's no secret that the majority of homeschooled children in America belong to evangelical Christian families. What's less known is that a growing number of their parents are dismayed by these textbooks.
From the National Center for education statistics: "In 2007, the most common reason parents gave as the most important was a desire to provide religious or moral instruction (36 percent of students). This reason was followed by a concern about the school environment (such as safety, drugs, or negative peer pressure) (21 percent), dissatisfaction with academic instruction (17 percent), and "other reasons" including family time, finances, travel, and distance (14 percent). Parents of about 7 percent of homeschooled students cited the desire to provide their child with a nontraditional approach to education as the most important reason for homeschooling, and the parents of another 6 percent of students cited a child's health problems or special needs." So where did the article author come up with "It's no secret that the majority of homeschooled children in America belong to evangelical Christian families."????? 36% stated religious or moral as the most common reasons, not evangelism. From another article by the same biased dude: "While some of their leaders denounce environmentalism as pagan worship, others are adopting a distinctly Christian approach to "creation care."
From the National Center for education statistics:
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So where did the article author come up with "It's no secret that the majority of homeschooled children in America belong to evangelical Christian families."?????
36% stated religious or moral as the most common reasons, not evangelism.
From another article by the same biased dude:
"While some of their leaders denounce environmentalism as pagan worship, others are adopting a distinctly Christian approach to "creation care."