Homeschooling

[soliloquy]

I and my siblings have been homeschooled since day 1. I guess the basic reason there are so many Christians homeschooling is that that's the way the Bible says to do it. This is why we do it.

Deuteronomy 4:9 Only take heed to yourself, and diligently keep yourself, lest you forget the things your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. And teach them to your children and your grandchildren,

Deuteronomy 6:6-7 And these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up.

Isaiah 38: 19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You, as I do this day; the father shall make known Your truth to the children.

Ephesians 6:4 And you, fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath, but bring them up in the training and admonition of the Lord.

The training that these scriptures speak of is spiritual training and not academic training. Although they are not necessarily mutually exclusive, a person who does not have the ability to home school is not violating scripture by sending their child to private or public schools. However, all Christians have a responsibility to give their children spiritual guidance and raise their children to serve the Lord.

There are a few things that Christians agree on and the Bible is abundantly clear. There is nothing ambiguous about the deity of Christ, the reality of heaven and hell, and salvation by grace through faith. On some issues it is important to avoid being dogmatic where Scripture is not.

There is nothing more important than praying for our children and raising them to have hearts that love and desire to serve God. Each parent will have to answer for how they reared their children. However, for different reasons, home schooling may not be God's answer for every family and there is no one "right" way to educate children.