Private, Public or Homeschool?

[churchmouse7]

My daughter goes to an IFB school. Being a single mom I can't stay at home to homeschool so for us Christian school is the answer. It is expensive though and I have to work a second job to pay for it.
Before I was saved my son went to public school and then in junior high I sent him to Christian school. I have seen the differences and do firmly believe that Christian school is the better choice over public. Christian school is costly but it's worth it.

In Christ

[Charbo]

Our children were in IFB schools with a little bit of home schooling.

[Timothy]

I sometimes think that the non-home-schooling methods are rather scary for children anyway. Peer pressure at a young age can spoil personality and character (can also wear parents out). Also, a child is expected to make painful decisions at a younger age, and may regret them later on. Generally being "on their own" at a young ago also is a bad thing. This may not be the case for everyone, so don't take me wrong.

I never went through any of this when I was younger. Now I have pressure, very hard decision-making, often I am alone, but it is OK. My training was good and sound thanks to my parents. Thank God for my parents because they home-schooled me!

Another thing is that home-schooled children are the happiest in the group! I love seeing those happy smiling faces, and expressed joy in the tone of their voice! It is such a pleasure to be around them :smile

So for me, home-schooling was not just about education. It was also about character, and it was very foundational for a better future. As for education... I still cant remember how man kilometres away Mars is at this moment without looking up a couple of things first...

You will probably need curriculum. Talking with people are that more-likely to know about home-schooling in your area is a very very good idea. Maybe you could talk with people in your church about it?

Being determined will be a key-value.

[Lee-Anne]

Thanks Guys! our kids do ACE at the moment and that is what they will continue to do ( with some add ons! :Green ).
You both sound like fine young intelligent men to me! Homeschool certainly hasn't hurt you at all. :Green

[JerryNumbers]

Almost all of my friends are home-schooled... wait... I'll count them... 11 families off the top of my head and that makes it about 65 children being/have been home-schooled. They are just normal' date=' somewhat smarter-than-average children. Oh yea, I was home-schooled too. I'm sort-of normal, but I'm not a good example :frog Anyway, some of these children are part of [i']large families (around the 7 to 9 children mark), and the parents seem to cope with them OK. :thumb

What is normal? :roll

I went o public school, so did my daughter. I graduated in 65, my daughter in 88 from the same school I did.

Right now, if I had children, I would not want them in public school. But so far, our small town local school has not been to bad, of course its catching up at small town schools.

Home schooling makes the children miss out on many things, such as football and many other school activities. I feel such children miss out on much, interactions with other children day to day, that in itself can prepare children for the world.

Privates schools, don't know nothing about them.

Christians schools, one has to be right careful with them.

We have a Christian school in our district that has football and most all other sports. Its owned by a church of Christ Church.
They drafts football players where they can build an unbeatable football team, as well as baseball, as well as basketball. what they do is scout all the public schools just like a college team would. They usually bring them in when they are starting their 11th grade, a few they will bring in even earlier if they have proven their self in Junior High sports. Those they draft, they get their education free and of course they are out of district, they send cars to pick up the students and this car takes them back home. In other words they teach the children in their school its alright to cheat if its to win at sports.

Last year they thought they had the district won. They bought all the stuff to give to their baseball players, had it with them, but something happened, they lost to our team. OH how mad they got, they said they were cheated out of it. Its such a shame I suppose for a professional high school baseball team to lose district after they had bought rings, had caps and T-shirts printed up, reserved hotels, not hotel rooms, for when they played in the state playoff games.

Yes, its true. The local church of Christ here in town has investigated them.

Why I'm telling this, just because a school is a Christian school does not mean it behaves like a Christian school, it needs to be throughly checked out like any other school, no matter what name it wears.

We have a local Christian school, its been up and running for about 8 to 10 years, so far it just goes to the 6th grade. But there are not to many around these parts that can afford to send their children.

[Ande]

True, Bro. Jerry. One has to be very careful when selecting a christian school. I for one would not put my children in a christian school that did not go along with my beliefs. Just because the word christian is slapped against a school does not mean that school adheres to the Word of God.

I myself graduated from the local public school. I graduated in 1990. The public school is not the kind of "socialization" I want my children to have.

[kevinmiller]

It's really quite ironic when someone mentions "socialization" as a reason for public schooling. Opportunities and such...
It is usually just the opposite. Homeschoolers that I have known are much more outgoing than public school kids and know how to carry on a mature conversation. Part of that is because they are being raised by their wise, mature parents rather than the kids at school.

As far as group activities, homeschoolers have a way of finding each other. :wink
Many areas have homeschool groups, so homeschoolers can get together for activities or group P.E., etc. I missed out on NOTHING by not being in a public school. Rather than being raised for groupthink, I have been able to be raised to have a mind of my own. I'll go even farther and say that there are MORE opportunities being homeschooled. The ability to choose curriculum, the ability to finish school a year early, to have connections with other homeschool-based groups that have provided ministry and academic opportunities and allowed me to do a college program that would help me get a fully accredited, four-year degree, while working full and part-time, in half the time as someone attending a university. Yes, I support homeschooling. :thumb

[Timothy]

I agree Kevin. Home-schooling has done nothing bad for me!

I still go out and meet all the home-schoolers when they have their little get-togethers also. It is a really good time to socialise and get to know people that you have things in common with. It just takes a little organisation, and there, you have the socialisation part of things also! Ya can't go wrong!

[Timothy]

[quote="Jerry80871852"]What is normal? :roll [/quote] :lol: I see myself disagreeing with that I said all of a sudden, Jerry!! :lol:

[Timothy]

BTW, Lee-Anne, ACE isn't too bad. While theologically they are starting to get out of touch, but they are good for teaching nevertheless! :thumb

[JerryNumbers]

[quote="Timothy"][quote="Jerry80871852"]What is normal? :roll [/quote] :lol: I see myself disagreeing with that I said all of a sudden, Jerry!! :lol:[/quote]

I hear you. But can you help me out? I once though I knew what normal was, but not any more. What is normal?

But I just though about this, we who belong to God are suppose to be:

Tit 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a [b][size=150]peculiar[/size][/b] people, zealous of good works.

[b]Peculiar[/b] not normal! So I suppose we ought to be talking about how peculiar we are. Maybe that is why I fail to know what normal is anymore!

[Lee-Anne]

Thanks for your advice Timothy. Our oldest son has done some Church history with ACE and fortunately my husband had being going through Church history on Wednesday night prayer meeting ( Baptist history ). Our 13 year old was able to pick up what he was being taught in his paces wasn't quite right.
I believe with every curriculum there is something that will be not quite kocher. We just keep an eye on it and do some retraining and discipleship if we have to. If they stopped doing the KJB version or got really off the track then we would stop using it any way.
God Bless.

[MilkmanDan]

Home schooling makes the children miss out on many things, such as football and many other school activities. I feel such children miss out on much, interactions with other children day to day, that in itself can prepare children for the world.

I completely disagree with this. My two daughters are homeschooled, and I don't think this is the case. My daughters play soccer, they are in Girl Scouts, and we are active in our church. Just because there isn't a homeschool football league doesn't mean that they don't have interactions. My girls also take Bible quizzing and guitar lessons through our local homeschool group. Every night they are playing outside with neighborhood kids. Just because we choose to homeschool doesn't mean our kids suffer or live in a bubble. My kids are very well informed about the world. I have yet to meet kids in public school that stand up for their beliefs at such a young age. My girls are proud of who we are and they don't need to follow "clicks" to have interaction. And I don't know about most people, but if going to school with girls that dress trashy, listen to violent movies, are loose, and don't respect each other is considered "interaction", well I am thankful they don't have to deal with that on a daily basis.

[matie-k]

:amen:

[JerryNumbers]

Point is, boys do miss out on playing football if they are home schooled, and probably a few other sports. Which I know all boys don't care for football and or other sports, but some do. Some love football and do not care for any other sports.

In some areas there is access to private and or Christians schools that do offer football and other sports and they play against the public schools. But the problem there is expense, many cannot afford to pay the tuition that this would cost.

There is one Christian school here in Arkansas who in the past, don't know if they still do, after a football game win or lose they try to meet with the other team for prayer. That makes for a pretty good witness to many young boys.

Which when I made that post, I had never given it no thought, it just hit me and I made the post.

As for standing up for their belief in public school, yes there are children that do, all one has to do is read the news. Here at our local public school they meet at the flag pole everyday for prayer.

I'm not an advocate for public schools, for no doubt with each new year they are getting to be a worse place for children and are not a good place for the Christians children. But there is no doubt home schools do miss out of some things that are good and can be helpful.

Now days in America, even in the Christian homes both parents work out side of the home, in these situations, seems it would be impossible to home school. Seems home schooling even one child would be a full time job if its done properly.