Wannabee
Obi Wan Kenobi
I have noticed the past few years that there seems to be a growing wing within “Vision Forum” and “Bill Gothard” types that is becoming very radical in their views. The statements above sounds like this movement.
As Lawrence mentioned, these two are on different pages. Often proponents of one will appreciate the other. But they are two distinctly different animals.
As for evolution and our school system, there is a historical significance here, though it may be tenuous. The idea comes from the influence of John Dewey on the educational system. I've read that he saw human development (from the womb to the grave) as a model of the evolutionary process. Therefore, since children of a given age are at a certain stage in the process, they should be grouped with those who are at the same stage of evolution, so to speak. Many claim that this is the source of our age based education model.
We consider Sunday School as an equipping ministry, focusing on growing in our walk and ministering to one another. As such, the families attend together and the fathers are encouraged to use it as an opportunity to pursue training their families, using what we're learning as a springboard whenever possible. For children we simply have a catechism and Bible survey curriculum. Once they learn it they join everyone else - sort of like a promotion.
One of the many challenges of age based education is that it is difficult for anyone to excell. Some do, but usually they can only go so far because of age restrictions. How much better to have youngsters influenced by godly adults so that they may mature more quickly and interact with adults more respectfully?