Accepting the Challenge.

Reasons I accepted the challenge:

1. Religion.

             No, we are not skirt-wearing-leave-room-for-the-Holy-Spirit Bible toters. However, I firmly believe in including God in all aspects of the life He gave us, including school. I want prayer and the Bible to be as much apart of my son's education as reading and math. You may ask, why not teach him your religion after school? How do you tell your child to trust their teacher about some things (Math, Reading, etc...) but not about other things (Science, History, etc...)? Being a Christian is not part time. I want my son to learn about His Creator and then make a choice about what He believes.

2. Time.

          Spending time together as a family is very important to me. Being involved in each other's lives is something I hold as a top priority. When I went to public school, my schedule did not include very much family bonding. Wake up, bus, school, bus, homework, dinner, bath, bed (rinse and repeat). After I started being homeschooled in middle school, I was able to spend hours creating memories with my mom and siblings. I had time to pursuit interests that I want to. I want the same for my son. I want to be involved in his life. I want him to have time for his interests.

3. Choices.

         Anyone with a child in public school knows that choices are limited. You don't get to slow down the class if your child is struggling to keep up. You don't get to accelerate the class if your child is bored silly. You don't get to change the subject the class is learning to pursuit a sudden interest in space or farm equipment.

4. Socialization!

          I know, I know, homeschoolers are weird and unsocialized! So why on earth would I have that dirty word as one of my reasons? Because my son spends an ample amount of time with children and adults of all ages and walks of life. He doesn't just learn how to fit in but how to be part of a community and love the people he meets. He learns from his elders, peers, and juniors. His social life isn't limited to the people in his class but instead, the people he meets in the world. And the best part, there is adult supervision to guide the children to keep them from being their worst selves (you know, bullies. Because anyone can be a bully without the proper guidance and supervision). Oh I know, children need to learn to work out their own problems...because that is working so well in public school. Children need to be held accountable and supervised by the people responsible for them.


Ok, that's all I've got. I'm not perfect. I don't believe I am more qualified than trained teachers. I don't believe I know everything. But I am an expert in one area. I am an expert in all things "bOy". There is no one in the world who cares about my son's education as I do. I have so much respect and love for teachers. I do not believe that they are paid enough, respected enough, or supported enough. The are the most valuable members of our society and deserve so much honor. However, for my family at this point in our lives, I feel led to teach my own son.