A mother from my church recently asked me about the pros and cons of homeschooling. Her son will be entering Pre-K in a few months, and while he is still over a year away from starting Kindergarten, she is starting to consider schooling options seriously. Moms usually take factors like high test scores, lots of extracurricular activities and nice, ... Read More...
4 Reasons You Think You Can’t Homeschool
Before I started homeschooling, I had all sorts of doubts about my ability to educate my own children. I thought I would single-handedly be responsible for messing up my kids' future since they would be unprepared for real life. Even though I had managed to parent two pretty decent small human beings, using only common sense and a whole lot of ... Read More...
10 Problems With The Salt & Light Argument In Education
Several months ago, our church held a Missions Night. There were all the usual presentations for missions trips to third-world countries, but then there was an organization that stood out from the rest. It was an organization that ministers to the public schools. I applaud them for recognizing that our nation's schools have become spiritual ... Read More...
Why The Public School Shouldn’t Be Your Child’s Mission Field
"Where will the light be if all the godly kids are pulled out of public schools?" That question seemed to settle the argument. An old friend from college had responded to a comment I made that it is unwise to place children in an environment that teaches a humanist, anti-biblical worldview for 30 hours a week. She seemed to agree that the ... Read More...
A Day In The Life Homeschooling Two Different Elementary Grades
Last Monday we started a new school year after a two month break. The first week was definitely a little bumpy, with all of us adjusting to a different schedule. I thought I'd be able to ride the wave of the kids' excitement for a while, but it crashed before we even got through the first subject on the first day. They realized pretty quickly that ... Read More...