Day 9 of the 23-Day Countdown--Back to HOMESchool! And MY "Why We Homeschool" Declaration!

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So, did anyone else enjoy thinking through and writing out your "whys of homeschooling" yesterday?  I'll admit I did mine over my morning coffee today because I was so busy running around yesterday, and really enjoyed it.  I drug out all of my scrapbook tools and made it look cute--actually I got a smidge sticker-happy and it's a bit busy, but it's done and permanent and cute--yippee!  I was trying to figure out how I could show you; maybe I could just take a picture of it and upload the file?  Anyway, here's what I came up with:

Why Do We HOMESCHOOL?

Because . . .

-We're commanded to "impress these words . . .on your heart and on your soul . . .you shall teach them to your sons (and daughters) when you sit in your house and when you walk along the road and when you lie down and when you rise up."  Deut. 11:18-19

-We believe that the right, responsibility and privilege of raising and educating children belongs to parents, not the state.

-We don't want our children's primary influence-rs to be people we don't know; nor for them to spend the majority of their day with their peers, because "He who walks with wise men will become wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm."  Prov.13:20

-We can provide them with a superior education through one on one tutoring.

-We want to have as much time with our kids as possible, in order first to discern and then to prepare them for everything God has planned for them.

-We love being with our kids!

"The goal of our instruction is love from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith." I Tim. 1:5

That's it!  I'm happy with it, and it's posted on my fridge now. 

Okay; now it's time to GET SET!  We know where we are and we know where we want to go . . . time to figure out how to get there.  What about you, mom?  How are you (we!) going to take our personal goals and do something about actually reaching them? 

Here's today's download!

http://www.shop-at-joes.com/Joe/hsb/day9of23daycountdownpdf.pdf

8:23 AM - Jul. 27, 2007 - post comment

Well done

One state we lived in we had to write out our Religious Convictions in order to Home school. I have never prayed over a paper like I did this one. It is always a good thing to have on paper, especially on the fridge where teenagers that bug you about going to Public School can read it and argue with God instead of you.
because of Jesus, Bobbie

bubbebobbie - 10:27 PM - Jul. 27, 2007

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