I am always excited to read about
others Home-Schooling or “home
educating” their children. I am a veteran of home-schooling our four children
through high-school (or secondary school, for our international friends). They
are all now married with small children of their own, and each have become
competent adults with a sober view of the future.
When we started, home education was
only a few years legal in my state. Before the birth of our first child, we had
already met two families of “renegade home schoolers” who were educating their
children at home secretly because they were appalled by the state of our public
education locally and could not afford a private school. They shared their
passion for their children and for education with us “newlyweds” and in doing
so they planted the seed that would later become our own.
Back then, finding good curriculum
was a chore! The Internet was young, and finding other home schoolers was
serendipitous. Now, everything is online. Quality materials can be found for
every learning syle and subject. I am so grateful for the pioneers of home
schooling!
I used to tell people that home
schooling isn’t for everyone. I have since realized that is no longer relevant
for our present cultural atmosphere. Public educational rules in general are
restricting teachers and administrators to the point that they are no longer
able to teach children the basics or how to be capable adults in society. Much
of that belongs to parents anyway. I want to stress that I don’t condemn public
education nor those who are employed in that field, but times are-a-changin’.
Political dogma, peer influence, poor curriculum choices, and down-right
immorality are permeating public schools, even in rural areas. I keep tabs
locally on the educational arena and also know several people employed in local
schools. They are very troubled by the increasing interference in the
classroom.
It is time to re-think who gets to
have our children for 6-10 hours, 5-6 days a week, 180 days a year. That is a
HEAVY influence on the formation of their person-hood. If you taught your
children how to walk, talk, use a toilet, and feed themselves, you can help
them learn their ABC’s, 123’s, and rocket science, if necessary! The
accumulated knowledge of the world is literally at your fingertips (read:
“Internet”). You can now track down any resource you need, or your children
need.
Home schooling is the way to make
certain your children are prepared for the world they will encounter as adults
and protect their minds from stuff you would never share with them until
adulthood, but many school districts are putting in the classrooms, in spite of
parents’ protests.
Pray and search your hearts, and
consider home education now, as a way to protect your children and their
future. – KM, in Ohio
From the Survival Blog
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