[SLB]

We are heading into about our 14th year of home schooling. Several years ago we started following some of the writings of Charlotte Mason and have found our children have just gone head and shoulders above their peers. Our 19 year old daughter just finished her sophomore year at Georgetown College (NOT University) with a 4.0 average. She has been accepted for an exchange program at Oxford University next spring to study Shakespeare for 6 months. Even though she is receiving a formal college education which is nice, we are finding that it is not "that" important. What is important is to raise children that are God fearing and have strong family and Christian values. Children that will be good strong citizens to carry on the traditions of this nation. Children that know and understand how this country operates through a study of civics. We just purchased a book "Teaching the Trivium" which helps to outline Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. We just finished reading Ivanhoe as a family and then watched the movie series. Our children then wrote reports on the values shown by each of the characters. How many public school children that are 10 years old do this? I dare say not many.

I could go on and on about the advantages of a good home education but will not. I just pray each day that America's fathers will wake up, open their eyes to the feminization of the workplace and how that effects our education system, government and way of life. Without that awakening, the future of their children is bleak.

[2Jedismom]

I just pray each day that America's fathers will wake up

This indeed is where the change must take place.

[homeschool mama]

How encouraging your post is, SLB. We are changing our education philosphy to the Classical style this coming year. Any information or websites would be most helpful in our pursuit of lifelong learning in a living way.

[Squantos]

Congrats on the success of your childs education....... Sounds like you and your wife have done very well which in todays worlds is far from easy SLB. Well done !

Stay Safe !

[SpookBrat]

Thanks for your very nice, encouraging post.

I've been missing my kids for years. My daughter was getting older and it was really starting to bother me that I only had so much time left to be "her mother" and teach her all she needs to know to be a well rounded adult. Homeschool mama talked me into this. :) I'm not homeschooling because I'm paranoid. I'm homeschooling because I'm madly in love with my children. They were in school from 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., then they came home and did homework. No time left for God, family or fun. When we tried to give God time, we had to squeeze him into our crazy schedules. We are so relaxed now and our family is a lot calmer. We fit in all the important stuff, such as time with God, time with friends, time with family, school work and house work...and Mom doesn't have a nervous break down during the day, trying to fit it all in.

They are MY children. They don't belong to the school. Not any more.