A Few Reasons to Homeschool
More
and more parents are deciding to homeschool for a variety of reasons. The following are just a few reasons to homeschool your
children:
The desire to have control over what your child is
being taught Today's public schools are teaching evolution, humanism, liberal political agendas, tolerance for
homosexual "lifestyles", and more. Christian parents should be teaching their children from a biblical perspective.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6
The desire to have more control over who your children's friends are
Your children are more likely to find Christian friends in your local church
than in public school where unbelievers from all backgrounds and lifestyles can influence your child at a tender age. We all
remember the peer pressure we faced as kids.
The desire to keep
your child physically safe
Your children will be safer at home than in a high school where they shower with
other students and armed police officers walk the halls.
The
desire to create a customized education for your child based on his or her learning style, interests, and ability
Who
knows your children better than you do? Studies show that homeschooled students score higher on average on standardized tests.
The desire to provide a more affordable and higher quality education
than a Christian school provides
Large Christian schools are usually
expensive and liberal in their doctrinal stand. They are often patterned closely after public schools and the students there
can be worse than those found in public schools. This is because some of the most delinquent kids are placed in private schools
as a last ditch attempt to reform them. Many smaller independent, fundamental Baptist church schools are affordable, but they
are often understaffed and taught by uneducated, underpaid housewives. I've known a few good teachers who worked in these
small schools, but they are the exception and not the rule. Kids that go to these schools tend to enjoy church less since
they feel like they are always there. I heard one pastor say that he homeschooled his kids because the Christian school does
not provide a hunger and thirst for righteousness. The children in these schools are usually taught from workbooks which could
just as easily be administered at home by the parents. These small Christian schools can also turn into reform schools for
the worst of the worst, but the lack of supervision in these low budget schools is the most dangerous part of all.
More importantly, to obey the numerous commands in the Bible to personally teach your children the
Bible at home and at different times of the day
Deuteronomy 6:7 And thou
shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest
by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.
Deuteronomy 11:19 And ye shall teach
them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down,
and when thou risest up.
Homeschooling has its
challenges, but aren't your kids worth the extra effort?
