Still on the Fence?
Sometimes taking that first step is the hardest. What roadblocks have kept you from making the decision to educate your children at home? Trust that these roadblocks will be removed. Finally, prayerfully, read on. Hopefully, by addressing some of the common homeschooling issues your roadblocks will become pebbles under your feet!
Cost
How much does it cost to educate your children at home? How much do you want to budget? Sure, you can spend the cost of private school tuition per year in homeschooling expenses. But you can just as easily spend very little. An expensive curriculum will not guarantee “success.”
Higher Education
Worried that your children will have a hard time getting into college if you homeschool? Fear not! Homeschoolers are not only being accepted into the colleges of their choice, their acceptance rate by desirable colleges and universities exceeds that of the general public.
Qualifications
Do you love your children with all of your heart? Are you willing to put the needs of your children before your own, including their educational needs? Then you’re qualified!
Salt and Light
As Christians, we pray our children will be salt and light in the world. But will they become effective witnesses by observing and being apprenticed by their Christian parents and other Christians, or by observing and being apprenticed by their peers?
Socialization
As more and more parents choose to homeschool, the concerns by critics over this issue have been largely laid to rest.
Time
There are parents, who because of their circumstances, find it difficult to squeeze one more hour out of a day. However, it is very easy to overestimate the amount of time it takes to educate our children at home.
Further Reading
- Answering the Critics
As homeschoolers, we all face a certain amount of criticism. When you swim against the tide you tend to develop a hard shell. Sometimes it may seem that a really smart comeback would be handy. Responding “Nanny-nanny-poo-poo! I’m right; you’re wrong!” might make you feel better but the long-term benefits are dubious. - Home Schooling Works!
Just the facts! A 1998 homeschool study by Dr. Rudner. - Homeschool Progress Report 2009: Academic Achievement and Demographics
“The most comprehensive study of homeschool academic achievement to date.” - Homeschooling: A Growing Option in American Education
A brief look at homeschooling outcomes from the Heritage Foundation. - Homeschooling Grows Up
Results of a 2003 survey of home educated adults. - A Major Force in Education – Homeschooling in America
“As president of a seminary and college, I can attest to the fact that questions about the educational aptitude of homeschooled students are now settled. These students can hold their own as compared to students from all other educational backgrounds. One other fact speaks loudly to me concerning their education. Most of the homeschooled students I meet at the college and graduate levels indicate an eager determination to homeschool their own children when that time comes.” – Dr. Albert Mohler, President of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary - You Can Homeschool
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