Home Schooling

Flexibility

The biggest advantage I found when I started homeschooling is why I continued – I love the flexibility it allowed us. It’s the only educational choice that doesn’t hold us captive to someone else’s scope and sequence and schedule. Because homeschooling can be modified on a dime to fit into the larger picture of family life, we were able to protect our priorities. If we wanted to focus on our spiritual life, we could do so; if we needed to increase the time devoted to math, we did; if we wanted a vacation, we took it. Likewise, if we wanted to change curriculum or pursue a new avenue of investigation, we did it, and if an unanticipated opportunity appeared, we were free to go for it. Our kids traveled abroad, will be able to take advance courses, hold jobs and internships, and spend time with us daily.

Perhaps the approaching school year ahead looks daunting as you recall last year’s challenges. I always found it helpful to take a spiritual retreat in August to renew my convictions about homeschooling and re-affirm God’s call to it. He never failed to meet me there and extend the faith and grace I needed to look to the future with joy. God is faithful and He will once again supply all your needs in Christ Jesus as you continue to look to Him. That’s my prayer for you and this generation of homeschoolers as September draws near.

Priority

Most parents today are more interested in the house, luxuries, and things of “life” rather than the “life” they brought into this world. Homeschooling may mean moving into a tiny home and less things. But the outcome is huge benefit and less problems in adulthood. Now a days the daycares and school systems are molding our children into their standards and images. What is our priorities? In the end what really stands? Our huge home? Our fancy car? Our long hours of work to maintain our crazy bills? Or our time and investments in our children?