Anyways, this post isn’t about alliteration or my laziness, it is about my kids.  Well not just mine, I’m also including my students in this as well.

We watched the show “Lemon-aid Mouth” with my kids the other day.  One of the main characters gets in trouble because she is wearing a shirt that says “Challenge Authority” and actually follows her own advice. This led to a discussion with my wife about how we should handle that.  She wasn’t too interested in the conversation because she assumed I would encourage this type of behavior and didn’t think she could convince me that I shouldn’t.

I hadn’t really thought about it before, but I don’t want to raise kids that are sheep.  I don’t want rude or rebellious kids, but I want them to be passionate and follow truth, not authority. Of course a lot of the time following truth means following authority.  Most laws are fair and just, they should be followed, but not all laws. If a rule needs to change for the betterment of all I want my children to know they can stand for right.

I want them to be the revolutionaries of their generation. Not in a violent way, more in the sitting in the front of the bus, standing up when everyone else sits kinda way.

I think the hard part is teaching them to express themselves in a way that promotes change but not hate. To help them find real truth and to follow that.  To encourage them to challenge authority, but not be rebelious.

Is this something parents should encourage in their children or should they teach them to keep their heads down so they don’t get cut down? How would you encourage right minded protest?

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