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Just Another Day In Paradise
Apr. 22, 2009
Why I homeschool
I homeschool  my kids for many reasons.  I am a product of the public school system so I know it well.  I am certain that my husband and I have much more to offer our family.  Homeschooling is a privilege that  I don't take for granted. 

I've learned that discussing homeschooling with parents of children in traditional public school, is like juggling raw eggs.  I've learned that whatever I say, I will usually receive a rebuttal of some sort to defend the reasons that their children are in public school and defend why they need 2-incomes and don't have the time to homeschool.  Then, there is the disingenuous compliment that I must possess virtues that they do not (for the record, I don't).  And of course it usually ends with the  expression of concern over "socialization". 

So, I don't usually go into detail when queried about my reasons for homeschooling.  I try to make my answer as innocuous as possible and then change the subject.

For the record, here are my top 5 reasons to homeschool:
  1. Family (God put us on earth in families for a very good reason and specific purpose.)
  2. Religion and values (We don't want to shelter our kids from secular ideas.  We want our kids to be influenced by daily spiritual nourishment from gospel studies, service, and prayer.)
  3. Learning vs teaching  (In public school, the emphasis is on teaching not learning.)
  4. Time is precious (6 hours at school is wasted time.)
  5. Control (what, when, how - each child learns differently and at their own pace)

While, I have many reasons why we homeschool, that are more positive than the article I am linking to below, I'll blog about them in greater detail on another day. 

In the meantime, here is a less positive list (downright scary) list of reasons to homeschool which is a compilation of stories that can certainly lead a person to the conclusion that public schools are in trouble. 

101 Reasons To Homeschool

While it can be argued that we shouldn't shelter our children from the "real world", who decided that these horrors should be accepted as the real world?  Even in my own elementary school, back in the late 70's, a teacher married his student in a "shotgun" ceremony after it was discovered that she was pregnant with his child!  In today's society, he would be labeled a pedophile - but back then, the poor girl became his child bride.  So, its not like these horrors are only happening of late. 

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