Besides the Bible's telling us that parents teaching their children is the best way, there are other common sense reasons to homeschool. And when I talk about "public school" here, I mean public and private schools, as I work at a private school, and I see so much there that makes me glad I was homeschooled.
Academic -- Topdog covered this. Homeschoolers match or outperform their public schooled peers academically. Plus, parents know their kids. They can provide the specialized care that a teacher with 30 kids in the class can't. The teacher-student ratio in homeschool is excellent, and teaching and discipline can be carried out so much more effectively. And thanks to all the amazing resources out there, there is plenty to help the parents teach their kids. Christian teachers and schools produce curriculum that homeschoolers can use, and be taught by professionals in the fields.
Social -- This is brought up as a drawback to homeschooling, but it really isn't. Public school is the unnatural way to socialize, with 30-some kids of the same age together for most of the day. In homeschool, you get to really know and bond with your family. You get to learn how to interact with people of all ages. So many schoolkids want to spend so much time with their friends but hate their siblings
When we get together with friends, we gather the whole families, and spend time together. This way, parents get to know their kids' friends instead of worrying who their kids are spending time with the whole day.
1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
The social interaction in schools is actually often a detriment to their learning. The boyfriend-girlfreind, fighting, tattling, are you my friend or not -- all that stuff pervades their whole time at school.
Our family did and still does extra-curricular things like music lessons, orchestra, sports, karate, volunteering, and more. There are lots of opportunities we are blessed with in America.
Doctrinal -- Many things taught in public school do not line up with the teachings of the Bible. Christian homeschool parents want their children to have a solid Biblical foundation when they are young, training "up a child in the way he should go, so that when he is old he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6). We don't want our kids to be taught a postive view of evolution or homosexuality, or sex education. We want to teach them what the Bible says.
Obviously, this is not a salvation issue. And people have the freedom to choose what they want to do. But raising kids is a big responsibility. Best to go about it God's way.
Isaiah 54:13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
Academic -- Topdog covered this. Homeschoolers match or outperform their public schooled peers academically. Plus, parents know their kids. They can provide the specialized care that a teacher with 30 kids in the class can't. The teacher-student ratio in homeschool is excellent, and teaching and discipline can be carried out so much more effectively. And thanks to all the amazing resources out there, there is plenty to help the parents teach their kids. Christian teachers and schools produce curriculum that homeschoolers can use, and be taught by professionals in the fields.
Social -- This is brought up as a drawback to homeschooling, but it really isn't. Public school is the unnatural way to socialize, with 30-some kids of the same age together for most of the day. In homeschool, you get to really know and bond with your family. You get to learn how to interact with people of all ages. So many schoolkids want to spend so much time with their friends but hate their siblings
When we get together with friends, we gather the whole families, and spend time together. This way, parents get to know their kids' friends instead of worrying who their kids are spending time with the whole day.1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Evil company corrupts good habits.”
The social interaction in schools is actually often a detriment to their learning. The boyfriend-girlfreind, fighting, tattling, are you my friend or not -- all that stuff pervades their whole time at school.
Our family did and still does extra-curricular things like music lessons, orchestra, sports, karate, volunteering, and more. There are lots of opportunities we are blessed with in America.
Doctrinal -- Many things taught in public school do not line up with the teachings of the Bible. Christian homeschool parents want their children to have a solid Biblical foundation when they are young, training "up a child in the way he should go, so that when he is old he will not depart from it." (Proverbs 22:6). We don't want our kids to be taught a postive view of evolution or homosexuality, or sex education. We want to teach them what the Bible says.
Obviously, this is not a salvation issue. And people have the freedom to choose what they want to do. But raising kids is a big responsibility. Best to go about it God's way.
Isaiah 54:13 All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.
BA History 2014 - TESC
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
My hair jewelry business
The Lord is my shepherd. Psalm 23
"I'm going on an adventure!' ~AUJ
"It is our fight." ~DoS
"I am not alone." ~BotFA
"All we have to decide is what to do with the time that's given to us." ~FotR
"There is still hope." ~TTT
"Courage..." "This day, we fight!" ~RotK
CLEP: A&I Lit 74 ~ Am Lit 73 ~ Eng Lit 72 ~ Humanities 75 ~ College Math 77 ~ Western Civ I 63 ~ Western Civ II 69 ~ Natural Sci 64 ~ US History I 76 ~ US History II 69 ~ Sociology 68 ~ Am Gov 69 ~ Social Sci & Hist 71 ~ College Comp 61 ~ Marketing 70 ~ Management 66 ~ Psychology 67
DSST: Supervision 453 ~ Tech Writing 61 ~ Computing 427 ~ Middle East 65 ~ Soviet Union 65 ~ Vietnam War 74 ~[COLOR="#0099cc"] Civil War 68
[/COLOR]Other: College+ Biblical Social Justice B ~ ECE World Conflicts Since 1900 A
TESC courses: Capstone A ~ Leaders in History A ~ Photography 101 A- ~ Games People Play A ~ International Relations A- ~ Mass Communications I A
$5 off IC - 59690
My hair jewelry business
![[-]](https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/images/collapse.png)