The JW education trap
I just overheard on the radio, “Good education, one that enhances the learner’s humanity; gives a person a sense of self worth. If you have self worth you can be useful to others”. Contrast this with...
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...we couldn’t conscientiously support a course of “higher education” for the following reasons: - We knew that it would take you away from the spiritual values that we had tried to instill in you. -...
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Dianne, very interesting stuff about the home schooling history of the Dubbies. I was not aware of that at all!Yammer - I think that the early links between the International Correspondence School and...
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My desire for further education beyond the standard Year 10 was met with a firm 'no'. Thanks to the religious idiots who my parents faithfully followed ... it wasn't necessary for young ones to get a...
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=1emAll that aside though ....... it's good to see that some jdubs are allowed to head off to university and college these days. I'm sure they still get opposition...Is current policy supportive of...
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@yammer: Indeed, my father did not advance beyond high school as the borg took over soon after. Your grandfather sounds like a very interesting and intelligent person. It's a shame true believers in...
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Yes, Ian, current policy is very much against a college education.
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It's a shame true believers in the movement don't recognize that such people can also appreciate and add value to the Christian path, if they so choose. Ian, I honestly believe that if there were no...
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Hey everyone, I am new here to the website. I would like to state that JWs are against higher education very much so. I was raised as JW for the most of my life and was only allowed to pursue college...
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Hi Jerry.I would like to state that JWs are against higher education very much so. I was raised as JW for the most of my life and was only allowed to pursue college only to help me support my pioneer...
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@birdwoman: odd, I did study physiotherapy and was still shunned by my family. Can't win. @jerryjax: just do it. I just completed my master's at age 41, took a while but it's possible. Actually the...
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Ian ...... the reason why I added my comment (the one you highlighted) is that I have come across a few young jdubs whose parents have softened their stance on higher education. In our state (Western...
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In my experience my mom always encouraged me to go to college, so it was mever thta big of a deal to me, althoughever since ive entered the elders at the KH tell me to leave since it will make me...
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You have a progressive thinking mum Kefka! Had to laugh at your 'jw education' sentence!!!
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I have been told by a friend, a newly retired (and formidably efficient!) headmistress, a story of the most intelligent pupil she had ever come across. This happening only a year or two back. The...
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I know if you were raised in the Watchtower's twisted 'truth', you have heard that obtaining an higher education is like applying for a job at a company "going out of business". Instead, we were...
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You see Cee Cee if we had had a proper education we probably would have been able to control our font size! And well done for getting beyond the basic schooling... When I was about to leave secondary...
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I remember when I started college after my husband became disabled, and learned in an English class the different types of writing, and the tricks of writing, I forget what they were all called, but...
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Cacky, you are so right about hyperbole (exaggeration) and red herring (a story which distracts from the real issues). The governing body absolutely exaggerate the importance of their own role, they...
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My observation is that you can always control people if they are ignorant. (Class of 1978 included!) However, you are going to need a few people with technical knowledge who can run the show. We...
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