The Home Schooled Girl

Elijah Company Newsletter ^ | September 22, 2004 | Chris Davis

[SLB]

As the proud dad of a home school family I found myself nodding in approval at every word in this article. My prayer for this nation is that it be turned from the evil ways and return to the godly founding of it.

[MarMema]

BTT.

[jim_g_goldwing]

Bump!

[SLB]

Home School ping

[Lizavetta]

To all the anti-homeschoolers who would say this girl is a geek....a dork....doesn't fit in.

Aren't you the ones who have been telling us 24/7 to embrace diversity....respect the differences of others....exhibit toleration?

Hmmmmm?

[Lovergirl]

Homeschooling was the greatest thing that I was able to give my son. He did well, he learned alot, and so did I. :)

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Dig'n it.

[cyborg]

Excellent article. My children will NEVER attend school EVER. As for being different, well I can only say that at home I would never had my hair cut off or have kids tease me for being smart, heavy or my mother's home cooked lunch. School is HELL, and I didn't even go to a public school so what does that tell you about public school? They're ten times worse.

[cyborg]

How about their sensitive concern for children's socialization???

[blteague]

Thank you for the article...we're North Carolina home schoolers in our third year and there are many times I feel like we're in the Matrix. You know, looking at the world that everyone is wondering through and we are separated by the grace of God and able to see the system. Chris Davis has been a source of encouragement for us.

[SLB]

We are in our 18th year. Hang in there the results are beyond words.

[Theo]

I guess I'm in the minority, in that just about every family I know homeschools their kids, and the homeschooled kids have LOTS of peers.

I suppose there are lonely homeschooled kids....

I'm a member of Sovereign Grace Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and while the pastors have made it clear that homeschooling is absolutely not "the only way to educate your children," most parents (probably over 80 percent) in fact *are* homeschooling their kids. There's a nice homeschooling enrichment program at our church, field trips that kids can do with each other, more advanced classes taught by members of our church, and a community college that accepts high school-aged homeschoolers. The kids I know who are homeschooled are VERY well socialized, and have lots of friends.

Again, perhaps the non-loneliness of homeschooling that I witness here is the exception....

[Repairman Jack]

Why would someone want to raise a socialist?

[hiredhand]

Wow...I had to read the whole article before I understood what Chris Davis was getting at....but it's TRUE!

Our three homeschooled kids (9,11, and 14) are indeed different! ...and godly too! They don't "think" like their public school peers, nor do they act like them.

Our hope is that when this generation matures, that they will smite the world with discernment and righteousness.

I sometimes wonder if this generation is the church of Philadelphia which John talks about in his Apocolypse.

I'm not certain of this, but I am certain that these kids are different! ...and this is a GOOD thing!

[cyborg]

I don't know, but everytime homeschooling comes up, I always hear about the whole socialization aspect. Give me a break!

[SLB]

I sometimes wonder if this generation is the church of Philadelphia which John talks about in his Apocolypse.

Yes! Isn't the thought of that coming true for this generation simply breathtaking!

[Cedar]

A friend of mine home-schooled her two boys---they were never lonely. And talk about smart boys with excellent characters. You couldn't ask for better!

Home-schooling makes all the difference! Keep up the good work, parents.

[Theo]

Hey -- aren't you supposed to be cutting back on your Freepering?

:-D -- just a reference to the thread BibChar started....

[cyborg]

You are obviously a newbie and don't realize I can't keep my mouth shut for long :O)