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Teacher Has Her 3rd Grade Students Asking Questions To God And Their Letters Are Beautifully Innocent

Jean Piaget, the Swiss pioneer of child development, thought that children were incapable of having a true concept of God; they just thought of him as a supersized, magical version of their parents. More recent studies have expanded on this, showing that significant differences detected between younger and older children support the view that children under 10 or 11 years of age are unable to formulate an abstract conceptual framework demanded for an adequate concept of God.

Recently, a 3rd-grade teacher proved this by asking her students to write a letter to God. The little ones penned hilariously innocent messages, putting their naive notion of the supreme being on full display.

The letters probably would have gone under the radar but Twitter user @GospelJosiah somehow obtained and shared them with the rest of the Internet.

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More! 4 years ago

These are all from an old book called Children's Letters to God by Stuart E. Hample, 1966. The spin about a 3rd grade teacher ‘recently’ asking their students is just BS.

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Gospel Josiah, a content writer, public relations expert and an investigative journalist, got hold of these letters after a friend of his in the United States thought he'd love them and sent them to him. "I was fascinated by the minds of the kids," Gospel Josiah told Bored Panda. "Like, how can kids of the age be so critical and succinct about their wishes. It was amazing from the first to the last letter. I had no option than to share it to everyone on my social media platforms."

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InstantRamenGuy 4 years ago

This is the most correct statement I have ever seen.

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"A lot of people are enthralled by the minds and confidence of the kids. Some see it as a way to learn and ask new questions about their beliefs while some others just love the cuteness if the hearts and handwritings of the kids."

Gospel Josiah said most of his threads go viral because each of them — whether written by him or someone else —resonates around his critical thinking and practical analysis of life.

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Puppy, baby brother. What's the difference? You can teach them both how to fetch.

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One of the most controversial works in modern religious education is that of Goldman who assessed the general "readiness" of children to acquire certain religious concepts by having children respond to his Picture and Story Religious Test. The test consists of three pictures and three Bible stories.

The results were similar to the ones we mentioned previously. "The significance of Goldman's stage delineation lies in its application to religious education," W. Chad Nye and Jerry Carlson explained. "He suggested that children should not receive formal Bible instruction before 10 or 11 years of age." This position was defended with the argument that religious thinking is formed at a very abstract level and beyond the young child's developmental ability.

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FurryManiac 4 years ago

woah

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Jeff 4 years ago

He sneezed while making it

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Logan Hunter 4 years ago

Perfect we all know everyone fears there boss

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tilly kate 4 years ago

that is pure adorable! there's a song that says God placed the stars in the sky and knows them by name so i used to ask the stars what their names were and then be sad that they didnt answer me!! i was weird!!!

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Created 2 Worship 4 years ago

LOL! But same thing with movies! WE NEED NEW IDEAS!

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CamlikesCookies 4 years ago

Anyone else having trouble reading this or is it just me?

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Eagle Girl 4 years ago

Good question. I'm sure we all know a few who just have a "business" relationship

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Created 2 Worship 4 years ago

LOL!

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Steve Haigh 4 years ago

What's with all these kids called "Nan"?

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Jaded Queen 4 years ago

To the ends of Time

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Kate Patton 4 years ago

This is horrible if it's a public school, and if it's truly as simplistic as the story implies. How could a teacher think it's appropriate to indoctrinate kids into his/her religion???

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Ben Smith 4 years ago

This is very likely a private Christian school.

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blugeagua 4 years ago

This was actually from the 1960's. These are not new letters.

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bryguy 4 years ago

I agree this is not appropriate for a public school

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Andrew Gould 4 years ago

Clearly Pre 1980 if kids are writing cursive at that age. Which does make you wonder why there's such a high disparity in the handwriting.

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Eagle Girl 4 years ago

I mean really Kate? That's what you got out of this..?

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teesside-business-show 4 years ago

Kate Patton what

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yb-agopatria 4 years ago

Kate Patton like

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Smol Bean 4 years ago

Of you mind if i slap you in the face for being this stupid? The Pledge of Allegiance legitimately says: “Under God” Now, I want you to think about that, how they put god, a religious figure into something people in school have to repeat everyday, shut yo butt up about It being inappropriate for sharing their religion, and it’s not forcing them into it so stop being stupid

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nicholabmoore 4 years ago

Kate Patton follower

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yb-agopatria 4 years ago

Kate Patton easy

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Louloubelle 4 years ago

I was thinking exactly the same thing. It would have to be private.

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JessG 4 years ago

Unfortunately, these are ALL hand written by adults trying to write like children. Why not just type them out? Also, no idea why there is a big controversy here about kids writing to God. Let kids talk to God, who cares, it doesn't mean these kids are "religious"

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True Blue 4 years ago

A comment from above said these are from the 1960s I don't know how true this is but kids can have good handwriting

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My Incog 4 years ago

You are SO right, also it's SUPER obvious that the adults wrote it (there are two notes signed "Nan," and one signed "Mickey D.") Ugh.🙄😬

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Rosemari Ferreira Gebbran 4 years ago

Yeah, ok, but which God? Because if they are writing only for the Cristian one its just wrong.

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CamlikesCookies 4 years ago

These are hilarious!

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Kate Patton 4 years ago

This is horrible if it's a public school, and if it's truly as simplistic as the story implies. How could a teacher think it's appropriate to indoctrinate kids into his/her religion???

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