Slightly different question: How many are foolish enough to think this would be taken as a "Follow this or die" creed by children?Thomas wrote:How many will remain members of the club? Answer Zero. Sorry some of you Zoramites don't get that. You deny the Christ when you think you can live a perfect life.
Another thought that Wendy probably hoped would go along with this: This book carried a strong message to give a clear direction to follow, with the understanding that parents would read this with their children and help them learn along the way about the importance of repentence?
I am a teacher. When I give out a test, my students automatically know they need to answer all the questions, they also know they're going to get some wrong. The next time, hopefully they study more. If they all do bad, I know I need to teach better, but I don't need to lower the standards, I need to raise the standards and do more to make sure they're learning the right way. As long as I know they're doing the best they can, if they show improvement their grades will reflect it. If circumstances warrant, I may offer a way to get extra credit before final grades come out, but I won't reward sloth or wilfull ignorance with a chance to skate by with busy work. This is the same lesson Ileadned from some of my favorite teachers at Ricks College, and I hope it's similar to the way people are teaching their kids.