I recently wrote an article about Christian homeschooling. Watch this video clip of Dr. Voddie Baucham, author of the new book “Family Driven Faith,” talking about home education. I’ve also started researching home school curriculum.
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“If we continue to send them to Caesar for their education, they will continue to come home as Romans.”
Wonderfully summarized.
I still think that the most important aspect of rasing good solid kids is the parents.
We have many kids from our church who go to public school, are active in the youth group, go on to sucessfull college lives and remain in the church. Same with private school kids, same with home school kids. The common demoninator - the parents. If they are active and plugged into thier kids lives, schools churches etc - the kids have a great chance of turning out to be great kids.
As far as homeschooled kids go, I see three levels of home schooled kids.
1- very active in home school associations, parents very plugged into the kids education - home schooling is a rousing success.
2. Parent relies too much on the computerized home school materials. Kids still do pretty well
3. Parents totally looses steam, kids are bored, need the stimulation of other kids. total disaster
My biggest problem with home schoolers is the parents. they buy into the program so completely that they think that anyone who does not homeschool is doomed. I dont think that they understand that homeschooling is not for everyone.
I also dont like that the SBC has come out so strong against the public schools, all they are doing is raising the guilt level for those that cannot afford to do any thing other than send thier kids to the public school
I have to say, I love this gentleman’s quote. It made me sit up straighter when he said, “If we continue to send them to Caesar for their education, they will continue to come home as Romans.”
Wow.
Homeschooling is a conviction. My only concern is that this is an area I do _not_ see all Christians praying about. The make pro/con lists, instead of on their knees, before the LORD, with their spouse and seek HIS will. If you ask Him, He will answer.
While I don’t believe God will convict every Christian to homeschool, I to think we need people like Dr. Voddie Baucham to raise the question and encourage people to ask GOD.
Thank you for this wonderful link.
That man is right on!
It may be true that there are a few people who cannot afford Christian education, whether homeschool or church school, but that number is very small in America. most of the time it’s a matter of priorities. For those who really can’t manage, the church needs to step in to help.
When I was growing up we didn’t have a lot of money. In the first few years my dad was in an industry that was suffering so he often was without work for a while. Yes, there was a time, early on, when my mom had to pray that God would send food for that evening’s meal, but God miraculously answered that prayer right on time. Later God lead my dad into a more lucrative line of work. But through it all, my parents stuck to their convictions to:
1) give at least a tithe to God,
2)Keep my mom at home raising us kids,
3)provide Christian education (homeschool in our case).
God always provided. People said, “This is the 80s you can’t survive on a single income”–we did. Then they said, “These are the 90s you can’t make it on one income”–We did! And by the time the year 2000 came along we’d pretty much silenced the critiques and proved that with God all things are possible. Many of the same critiques began coming to my mom for parenting advice wondering what went wrong in their families.
In my denomination, Seventh-day Adventist, most any church school will do anything to make sure that any family who is committed to Christian education can afford it.
I encourage every parent to examine their priorities and make giving a Christian world view priority number 1!
I say this in charity, folks, but the “can’t afford to homeschool” defense is a fallacy, at least in the US. If the desire to home school is there, make the means, live lower on the economic scale, enlist church help,, do without a second car, do without cable TV, go without some things. Its not easy, but what have we been called to, a life of ease or a life of crucifying our flesh and following Jesus? We Christians need to understand the times and see the public schools for what they are - anti-Christian seminaries. Moreso, we need to understand that it is our responsibility to educate our children, not someone else, for we answer to God for what we do with the precious gifts and heritage he blesses us with.
Dr. Baucham is indeed right on, I encourage my brothers who may be considering what he says to give him a careful consideration and then search the scriptures to see if these things are so.
Peace,
Scott
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