"There has never in the history of the civilized world been a cohort of kids that is so little affected by adult guidance and so attuned to a peer world. We have removed grown-up wisdom and allowed them to drift into a self-constructed, highly relativistic world of friendship and peers." - William Damon, Stanford University Center on Adolescence
I love quotes! I found this one in an e-mail from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.
I, occasionally, get asked why we homeschool. I think the Bible is pretty clear that it is the responsibility of the parents to raise and train children, no one else can do it for you. But there are now studies popping up that once again prove that the Bible is right! I looked up William Damon, the author of this quote, and I saw nothing to indicate his religious beliefs so I do not know where he stands on such issues. However, he has done studies on adolescence and morals and the decline in our society and the quote is the result of his observation.
It's interesting to me how the farther we get from the Bible, it seems that there are things continually pointing us back to it and the truth found in it. If we would only listen!
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