Why Agenda-Driven Kids’ Books Feel Fake - S.D. Smith

<p>He did not sit down to write a courage curriculum.</p><p>When S.D. Smith started The Green Ember, the assignment was simpler: tell his own kids a wonderful, exciting adventure. No heavy-handed “this will teach them good vs. evil.” If your own roots are in Scripture and reality, he says, that comes through. If you start with the sermon and reverse-engineer a plot, kids feel the phoniness—the way you feel it when a “friendship lunch” turns into a sales pitch.</p><p>This clip is the difference between allegory and applicability, propaganda and a gift, using children as contacts versus loving them with a real story.</p><p>🎧<b><strong> Watch this full conversation on the Schoolhouse Rocked Podcast - </strong></b><a href="https://podcast.schoolhouserocked.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://Podcast.SchoolhouseRocked.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Stream Schoolhouse Rocked: The Homeschool Revolution for free!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong></b><a href="https://schoolhouserockedmovie.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://SchoolhouseRockedMovie.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Get your FREE Homeschool Survival Kit⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - </strong></b><a href="https://homeschool-survival-kit.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://Homeschool-Survival-Kit.com</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Support the Schoolhouse Rocked Ministry - </strong></b><a href="https://schoolhouserocked.com/support" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://SchoolhouseRocked.com/support</strong></b></a></p><p><b><strong>Sponsors:</strong></b></p><p><a href="https://bjupresshomeschool.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><b><strong>https://BJUPressHomeschool.com</strong></b></a><b><strong> </strong></b>- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<b><strong>BJU Press Homeschool</strong></b>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ is dedicated to providing homeschool families with academically strong curriculum rooted in a biblical worldview. They offer a complete curriculum from preschool through 12th grade, available in both traditional textbooks and video courses. By teaching through the lens of Christ’s power, they help students view the world through the transformative story of God’s creation</p><p><a href="https://ctcmath.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://CTCMath.com</a> - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<b><strong>CTCMath</strong></b>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ specializes in providing online video tutorials that take a multi-sensory approach to learning. Creative graphics and animation, synchr