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Homeschooling…
Tim Challies has an excellent entry describing his family’s reason to not homeschool their children. In a comment on his site, I assured him that I would not accuse him of plagiarism, although it sure appears that he has mined my brain for the gold therein related to this subject.
Choosing to not homeschool can be just as strategic as choosing to homeschool. If you’ll read his thoughts, you’ll probably arrive at our families’ similar conclusions for deliberately choosing our local public school system.
In addition to that, I must add that Carolyn and I have discovered a depth of pride in our local public schools. We have responsive and creative administrators and teachers for whom we are grateful. Our children enjoy school and the relationships that are create there. In addition, being a part of the public school system provides us with an opportunity to meet influencers and have influence in the educational process of our community.
I agree with what you’re saying about this and about the schools here. We have a great public school system. Choosing to homeschool is a HUGE decision to make (not to mention the responsibility). Some are doing this, and from all indications, are doing a great job. Their reasons are not that of isolation, but of educating their children with the curriculum that they see is what they want them to learn from. Of course some aren’t doing such a great job. Their mindset is just that of sheltering, control, or they hate the public schools. My children are almost… Read more »
What a hot topic. That dude got over a hundred comments on his post about schooling! Needless to say it hits a nerve with everyone who has children. I’m not touching it with a ten-foot pole being as whatever I say I will or will not ever do is precisely what I usually wind up doing or not doing. We still have some time to think about it, thankfully!
BTW… I’m lovin’ the “snap.com” plugin! I had to copycat and add it to my blog too.