Who Is Teaching Your Children
And Exactly What Are They Teaching Them? There is something that slips into homes without making a sound. It does not announce itself. It does not look dangerous at first. It simply settles in through everyday living until it becomes a pattern nobody questions. It is the habit of assuming. Parents begin to assume their children are being taught what they need to know simply because life is moving forward. The child is getting older, going to school, attending activities, sitting under some form of instruction, and so it feels like everything important must be covered somewhere along the way. But assumption is not teaching. Assumption is not training. Assumption is not formation. It is simply the idea that something is happening without making sure it actually is. There is an old saying people repeat, usually with a bit of humor, but it carries a warning that is far more serious than the way it sounds. Never assume, because when you assume, you make an “ass” out of “u” and “me....
