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Kat:
Hi JJ,

Seems to me you are working out things pretty well  :)
As I had said, I relended and have put my youngest in school.
She too is very out going and social, and wanted to go badly.
It has worked out quite well for her.
Having her home in her formative years, I believe made all the difference.
She is a good role model in her school, has made good freinds too.
It just worked out well in our situation, but I am still very much involved  ;)
We have to make hard decisions, prayerfully we do what we think is best for our children.
I might be an ex-homeschooler, but I offer you all support in what you are doing.

mercy, peace, and love
Kat

joyful1:
Feel free to email me, if you would like to...I've  home schooled seven, including one special needs... our situation was one of extreme isolation given that our special needs child was difficult to transport, plus, we home schooled and home churched. I have 4 either in university or on their way shortly...of the other three, one is special needs and will always be at home... and the other two are in public school now. Our family's biggest heart aches stemmed from problems that were brought into our children's lives through public school--still, these problems may have been necessary for purposes unknown to us as yet ! I always felt called to home school, and I am very satisfied with the results! Some of the isolation afforded various ones time to heal from trauma experienced in early childhood (I've adopted three that lost their mother at a very young age) The isolation also gave various ones lots of time to develop computer, writing, and research as well as musical skills. This would later translate into money for college. They also were able to "daydream" on long walks in the woods or by the river. Time alone with God....money can't buy that! :)

joyful1:
Just one other quick note;
I've watched the ones that home schooled 12 years and the ones that just "had to go" to public school around grade 9...
the ones that stayed at home had to deal with "thinking" about EVERYTHING in life!

 the ones that went to public school had no TIME in their busy schedules to really bring about a good resolution to some of their problems..

I'm just giving you my observations here as a mom...but hopefully they may help?

the issues that we really need to deal with....come to the surface in quiet (albeit boring for teenagers) hours alone....someone, help me out with a scripture here?.... :)
Joyce

JJ:
I really appreciate all the comments and experiences that each of you have shared-- thanks!

that is true-- homeschooling teens have lots of time to think and she is doing that-- very scary
at first cuz of some of her ideas, but i see that she is doing some deep thinking at an early age
that possibly she would not do if she had a heavy social life.   her attitude has improved for
a time.  she is of the type that i would not want to trust in school...... good kid, strong-willed,
level headed, but possibly would be too easily influenced at the young age of 15......

i'm at peace about it all-- God is in control of it all. 

I don't think there is only one way to educate kids (home/private/public)-- different
seasons and strokes for different  folks.
and we have a grown son that
at this time would reflect very poorly on our methods (homeschooled, strick morals).
Thankfully, God isn't finished with him yet. 

anyway, i'm hanging/enduring/trusting that God will continue to help me serve these
girls and like i said work through me or despite me.  If they learn from my words or
life or even my misttakes and struggles, so be it.
jj

Prosizz:
I have three children, age 9, 7 and three. We have homeschooled our first two until last January when we decided to send them to the public school system. I am sure each and everyone of us who makes a decision in homeschooling have  reasons for choosing that. ours was ultimately to protect our children from the influence of the world and at the same time faithfully went to church with them were mountains of heresies are taught...

Nevertheless, when we found out that some of the home schooled kids in our network are not that different from kids who go to the public school system (we have friends who have embraced homeschooling as we well as those who have chosing public school), I realized it was time I reevalualte my reasoning in continuing in that regard.

I agreed with the person who mentioned  here that not all people going to church or children from  christian families are always moral.

We have basically adopted the same attitude with our children whether they attend church or attend public school: we have the responsibility to teach our children the truth and set an example for them  by living daily  the truth. If the church teach them something that is contrary to scriptures, as long as we have the knowledge of the truth, we will show them scripturally where the church is wrong. We will continue thus until God decide otherwise for us.

Remember Psalms 127:1 "Unless the LORD builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; Unless the LORD guards the city, The watchman keeps awake in vain."
This scripture have been our strenght. We know that we cannot in our own might protect our children.God is the ultimate decider. We can only do what can and trust God for the perfection of his will.

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