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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 [...] No related posts. 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 way [...] No related posts. 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 heart, [...] No related posts. 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 [...] No related posts. 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 [...] No related posts. |
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