Live and Learn - Thank God for Homeschooling!

Live and Learn

Oct. 19, 2006

Thank God for Homeschooling!

OK...let me get this straight. Certain public schools have decided to ban games of tag and touch football during recess because they are "too dangerous". Then they remove vending machines and tell parents they can't bring cupcakes for their children's birthday because of the surge in childhood obesity.

In addition, because kids are unable to blow off steam during their recess periods, they return to the classroom wound up and are soon diagnosed with behavioral problems. Ritalin, anyone?

A gay high school student is total to remove HIS skirt during spirit days and members of the community are up in arms protesting this unjust discrimination. Since when is it a RIGHT to wear just whatever you want to public school?

As parents continue to hand over more and more of their God-given and ordained responsibility for educating, training and instilling morality in their children to the public schools, the situation we find these children in, the quality of learning, the condition of their hearts, continues to deteriorate at an accelerating rate. Its absolutely tragic.

Thank you for allowing me up on my soapbox this morning.
I just thank God that he's leading so many of us down a path that I KNOW is right. "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Proverbs 22:6. Thank God for homeschooling!

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Oct. 19, 2006 - I hear you....

Posted by kampsplete

I have had some very overwhelming days lately, but I keep reminding myself of the alternative, and I'm SO glad I kept my kids home this year. We had a really GREAT day today, and my MIL is watching my kids for the afternoon/evening, and I get to go out for dinner with my hubby. I'm loving life right now.....hope you had a great day too!

Love, Kathy

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Oct. 19, 2006 - Public Schools

Posted by shine29

They really are getting worse! I never went to Public School, DH did and that is where he got into drugs and alcahol....sad! Anyway, Thank God, he's clean and sober today! I went to a private school 3 years and then was homeschooled the last 5 years. We don't have school age children yet, but our oldest is 4 and it's been on our mind. We are definatly going to try homeschooling. There's no way I'm sending my Baby into a snake pit!

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Oct. 22, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by grace4gayle

I agree...Thank God we have the choice to homeschool.

By the way, did you get my e-mail invitation to The Spunky Chicks Book Club? Let me know so I can resend it if needed.

Gayle

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Oct. 23, 2006 - Untitled Comment

Posted by CountryMomof4

So true my friend. The schools want to control our children and our families. They tie the hands of the parents then wonder why it's all going so wrong. Ugh, I could go off on my own post about this, but I'm too emotionally spent to go there. Great post. ~K

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Oct. 24, 2006 - Great post!

Posted by rachelle

I have been feeling rather overwhelmed lately with my four littles...thanks for reminding me about they why's of what I'm doing. :-)

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Nov. 2, 2006 - Just stopping in....

Posted by kampsplete

Just wanted to say hello, and I hope you're doing all right. You mentioned you might be taking some time off. I am too, but I had some time tonight to check in with some friends. I've been thinking about you, and hope you're doing well....

Love, Kathy

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