Are You Raising a Child or Raising a Society?

“The government needs to stay away from morality laws and legislation around sex, race, and other very personal things.”

”You teach them math and science and I will decide what non-academic views and beliefs they are raised on.”

“Children should not be raised according to anyone’s moral code except their parents.”

And…

Children end up being adults.

Adults who participate in a broader society with others (adults and children).

Participation that influences and impacts those same adults and children.

Influences and impacts that are compounding and can be negative or positive.

Compounding negative or positive influences and impacts that ultimately steer the fate of society.

Pause. This is not an article about removing parents from the equation. It is an article about exploring phrases like, “My child, my choice in how they are raised and what they learn!” A phrase that, at its core, is really about what people think is best for society — how they think it should be steered. More on that later.

Over the past four to five years, a lot has been said about what schools should and shouldn’t teach or what the government should or shouldn’t get…