I love homeschooling but just like everything else, some days are harder than others. It's on those days it helps to remember why you've chosen to homeschool. My 8 and 9 year old gave me a tangible reminder a few weeks ago.
I love homeschooling but just like everything else, some days are harder than others. It's on those days it helps to remember why you've chosen to homeschool. My 8 and 9 year old gave me a tangible reminder a few weeks ago.
Amy at Buffaloes and Butterfly Wings said, "I would love to know why you chose to teach your kids Greek over Latin or another language, and what the practical benefits are." When we began homeschooling we assumed we would teach our children Latin because in our circles, homeschoolers teach their children Latin. As we researched ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
As I mentioned in my first post about why we homeschool, our reasons are deep seated and diverse. In order to adequately explain why we homeschool I want to explain some of our goals for our family and our children. Our primary goal for our children is for them to love God with all their ...
If you haven't already read Disagreeing with Love, please read that first. Homeschooling is not the norm. It is not the easy educational choice. So why have we made the decision to go against the grain and homeschool our children? I've been pondering how to blog about our reasons for homeschooling and I think the best ...
God clearly commands Christians to love their brothers and sisters in Christ. As a matter of fact He says that this will be the identifying mark that we are indeed followers of Christ, that we love one another. In today's churches Christians have come to equate love with agreement and acceptance of everyone and of all ...
I was home schooled as a child. That was back when people asked if homeschooling was legal, when mom didn't allow us to go outside until after the schools let out, and when our neighbors called CPS because they noticed that we weren't getting on the school bus. That was also back when many curriculum ...
