Raising Olives

There have been some interesting comments on my post about Public Schools.  In that post I laid out a case for why our family believes that Christians should not send their children to the government schools.  I know that sounds harsh, I’m honestly sorry, it is difficult to convey an unpopular position gracefully in one [...]

This is the last planned post in my series “Why We Homeschool“.  This series title  is a bit of a misnomer for this particular post because, while we believe that superior academics is an advantage of homeschooling, we would still choose to homeschool even if there was irrefutable proof that our children would receive better [...]

If you homeschool or have considered homeschooling then chances are excellent that you have been asked about or have considered the “detrimental social effects” of homeschooling your children.  As a person who has been faced with this thought since childhood, I find it mystifying.  If I wished for my child to be a terrific writer [...]

So why did we choose homeschooling over a Christian or other private school?  The root of the answer lies in my last post.  Since our primary goal for our children is not academics but rather godly character, (here is my post on academics) we believe the best place to accomplish this is in our home [...]