Thanks!

http://parentingfreedom.com/
http://parentingfreedom.com/homeschooling/
http://parentingfreedom.com/quotes-homeschooling/

In the end, we ended up opting for public school for a host of different reasons. I can’t say that I haven’t regretted it either. She had a hard time with catty girls in her class, and what later became a large racial component to various groups and cliques that had formed. She’s found two great friends now and my wife started working a while back, so we’re pretty well stuck now.

I am often impressed with the homeschooled kids at my church, though, and their parents as well. It takes a certain kind of person to be able to homeschool. This is one of the reasons why I’d support a voucher program for homeschoolers.

If you’re a homeschooling parent or considering homeschooling your children, LaShawn Barber recommends This Old Schoolhouse magazine. I second that recommendation!…

I hear conservative people (not necessarily always Christians, but usually conservative) moaning about all the garbage their kids get fed at school, but they keep sending them right back for indoctrination. They set the teacher up as an authority figure who should be listened to and obeyed, why are they surprised when they wind up with mini-socialists?

Don’t pay the left to brainwash your kids.

Homeschooled children are usually better socialized than kids who spend all day, every day, in a room with people of their own age and background. When I went to school, the one thing I hated above all else was the age segregation. My best friend, who went to a different school, had four sisters and a brother, and when she came to my house or I went to hers there was almost always another child playing with us. My son’s best friend is a year and a half younger than he is. But in public school, your friends are supposed to be the ones in your class; no stepping a toe off the reservation.

I remember thinking, the day I was graduated from high school, “This is great! Now I can have friends who are any age at all!”
I don’t want my son to have to say that. I want him to know it from the beginning.

http://homeschoolviewtube.com/

We need Christians out in the world to share the Light, and there will always be dangers to us.

Check out http://www.heartofthematteronline.com
for a daily homeschooling blog kept running by a community of homeschooling families. Then, visit their magazine, which will be going to print for the first time next month!

http://www.heartofthemattermagazine.com

Enjoy!

Granted, I’ll be teaching in public school, because I think that’s my calling, but I still think homeschooling is a good thing for parents to do, and I find it fascinating that kids can learn just as much from being homeschooled as they can from college-educated teachers (if not more!)

I’m going to throw something out here and see if I get a response.

I’m curious about science books who take a creation stance but not a young earth view. I’ve never really thought much about creation & the age of the earth since it just didn’t matter to much to me until now.

I’ve been reading quite a bit from the answers in genesis site and have started to have problems with some of their theology. But mostly, I’m having trouble with their claims that if I don’t buy into their view of the age of the earth then I am questioning scripture. That bothers me the most, plus I really do believe that God created Adam & the earth with AGE. And since God is timeless, why do we box him in with a young earth that is around 6-10K yrs old?

Can someone suggest some good material that can give an alternative view of the age of the earth and earth sciences? Or can you give me your opinion of why you think the earth is very young?

I’m not interested in discussing the “politics” of evolution.

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Because it is a charter (public) school, there is no cost for school materials like textbooks, workbooks, etc. They are shipped to you at no cost. They will even provide you with a computer and compensation for Internet connection costs. Some of the coursework is done online. The curriculum is vastly superior to the brick & mortar school around the corner from us. And students take tests to place them in the appropriate grade level in each subject, so students can work at higher grade levels. Students also have teachers that they meet with at least one a quarter.

The support and structure that CAVA provides is great and any parents who may find the prospect of homeschooling to be daunting should look into this option.

and as a Christian the blue letter bible institute offers free bible study courses for the older children.

Most important advice I could ever give- most will not *get* that you homeschool and think that your children are missing something-such as socialization. (join a homeschool group-we have 200 children in our small county)Don’t waste your time refuting or defending.The results will be in the child’s test scores. Believe me, I have seen it!

Thanks LaShawn for your public support!