Mar. 23, 2006 - can't quite figure out the best
A friend on the church staff brought up this situation to me that happened to her this week. She interviews people who have asked the church for "benevolence." This particular incident involved a grandma, mom, and 8 yr old daughter who needed help. My friend said the mom homeschooled her daughter, but the girl wasn't getting what she needed (as far as education, in this sense). The girl was running around and not behaving. My friend didn't think she could read or anything. The first thing my friend asked, though, was who is in charge of all the homeschoolers in the area. "Who makes sure they are tested?" Arkansas laws don't require testing until 3rd grade. My friend was afraid the girl was getting behind and would be ostracized (sp?) for not having an education. She also mentioned things about the family, like the mom was afraid to get a job b/c of a scary email, and my guess is that that is why she keeps her daughter home as well. My friend told me that she gave a recommendation to this family for the mom to put her daughter in school and for her to apply for some jobs. I think the church might have given some temporary help. What a hard place to be in. I don't know what I would have said or done in that situation. It seems like the mom needs Jesus so she doesn't live in fear and then she needs to change the reasons why she homeschools. I'm wondering if the reasons for why a family homeschools makes or breaks the success of the children's education.Comments
Mar. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CreativeHomeschooling
It is sad that every once in a while we hear of someone "homeschooling" that really isn't. I knew a lady who did that. I think her heart was in the right place, she truly wanted to hs her children but s had many emotional problems and just couldn't seem to do it. It was a sad situation, I think she finally put them in school. In my humble opinion, if a parent is not able to educate their children, public school is a must.
Jennie von Eggers
www.TimesTales.com
www.CreativeHomeschooling.com
Mar. 23, 2006 - The REASON for homeschooling
Posted by quietcajun
I do think the REASON we homeschool makes all the difference in the world. I think it has to be for the reasons stated in Deut. 6...
I loved R.C. Sproul's book "When We Rise UP"... it revolutionized my whole perspective on this issue. I share it with anyone who is discouraged with homeschooling. If they can see the importance of their task from this perspective it is a step in the right direction, imho!
Mar. 23, 2006 - Correction in Book title
Posted by quietcajun
When YOU rise up... not when WE rise up...
The full title is When You Rise Up: A Covenental Approach to Homeschooling.
It is $7.99 on Christianbook.com
Mar. 24, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by LearningGlory
This comes to the heart of what my pastor and I were discussing last week. The church needs to take a stand on the education of children. God has a plan for education. If a parent, particularly a single parent, is having dificulties the church body should step in. Where are the elder women who are spoken of in Titus 2 to help teach the younger women? My appologies for being so blunt but public school should be a last resort, if ever. How would someone know from an interview what a child's education is lacking? We live in Maine and this is what is going on in just a couple of our public schools:
An excerpt from the Maine Christian Civic League publication 'RECORD'.
"Westbrook is embroiled in a controversy over sex education. Even as the school board debated introducing sex education about contraceptives into its middle school, it was discovered that one teacher in the Westbrook school system runs a website which contains a section discussing “The Sexual Rights of Infants and Children.” In this section of the website is a review of a book which advocates lowering the age of sexual consent to twelve."
Mar. 24, 2006 - <i>Untitled Comment</i>
Posted by It is unfortunate when a parent who chooses to homeschool is either unable or unwilling to be an effective educator. The truth is, though, that many public school teachers are equally inneffective. I wholeheartedly agree that the Church needs to support those parents who want to homescool but are not equipped to do so alone. No parent should feel like they are forced to send their children to a public school.
Edited by eakrabel on Mar. 24, 2006 at 4:04 PM
