Why Do We School at Home?

 

Here is a picture of our school room

Why do you homeschool? 

This is a question that I get frequently.  To be honest, this is a question I ask myself at least weekly and I definitely ask the Lord.

Am I against public schooling?  

Absolutely not.  

There are many teachers I would be happy to have teach my kids.  My two neighbors would be first on the list and I know my kids would be in good hands with them.  They are amazing women with amazing energy and talent, and genuine care for kids.

The reason I started homeschooling?  

First reason: 

At the time we lived in Georgia (USA) at the time.  It was ranked 48 out of 50 states in education.

Second reason:

In the USA any other religion, apart from Christianity, is accepted in public schools.   Allah, Buddha, etc are allowed to be mentioned, however teachers will get (and have gotten) fired over mentioning God or Jesus Christ.  If our worldview is based on the teachings of the Bible, then it should affect every aspect of our lives.  Therefore it did not make logical sense to send my kids to a place that instills teaching and values contrary to my own.  Further, the kids would spend more waking hours in that environment than at home.

Why do I homeschool now?

The reason I homeschool is because it is a calling.   

Let me be honest,

 I would not be doing this AT ALL 

IF

 it weren't what I thought the Lord would have me to do.  There are a lot of other things I would enjoy doing.   

One thing for sure is, I do not want my kids living in a bubble, unsocialised and unable to cope with the world.

(Those who know my kids well, can testify to whether this is the case or not)

They may be shy in some areas and may need better training in manners and how to carry a conversation but these are things that can be improved upon whether homeschooled or not.  

We are all a work in progress.

How did the day with my 5th year (11th grader start) today?

Reading through the Bible  

He was not born a Christian.  No Christian is.  It is a decision each individual must make, a decision to follow Christ, or not.

My Question is....

How do you make an informed decision of following Christ,  

if you don't know the teachings of the Word of God?

So this is how we started the day.....after a big cup of coffee.  

We are reading through the Bible chronologically.

Today's reading was on the resurrection.

 While reading we noticed that were some seeming contradictions in the four gospel accounts.  So we went back and played detective.
We listed what the similarities and differences were.

 Then we looked up those contradictions in some of his textbooks he and I are reading through together.

 We could not find the answer to the particular question in those, so then we went to the internet to a trusted source:  
Answers in Genesis

We found an article and came up with a plausible answer.

Would researching this topic happen in a public school where we live?
No.
Would it happen in the States?
Highly unlikely-especially not in public school, possibly in a private Christian school.
  

While this post is not a full answer on why we homeschool our kids,
it is a good illustration of what our days are like and what some of our core values are.

 Another answer:  I want my kids to think  
outside the box.
I don't want them to believe what is handed to them.
I want them to think
logically, 
philosophically 
and
search for
TRUTH.