Our family has been homeschooling for over 8 years now. The longer I homeschool, the more I encounter friends who have returned to the government school in some form or another (public school at home program, charter etc.) My homeschool mentor warned me that one day I would feel alone. She said that one day I would feel as though I was walking a narrow road…within a narrow road. She was right. I do feel alone these days in my homeschool journey. I only know of three or four families who are still planning to homeschool through Jr. High and highschool. Perhaps they will jump ship as well…but my decision to homeschool will remain strong as long as I am physically able. Those few families who are continuing to school through highschool are probably the ones who are homeschooling because they are convicted to do so. They are not homeschooling for academic reasons, or because they thought they’d try something new. They are not homeschooling because their children asked to be homeschooled or because they are irritated with their child’s public schoolteacher. For the true Biblical homeschooler, it is a calling. We are called to teach, mentor, and disciple our children; and this calling is from the Lord.
I thought I’d list my top 50 reasons for homeschooling…. for my benefit and maybe yours. I love lists, and enjoy making them up. This list will help remind me and perhaps renew me when I feel unmotivated. This list is for fun but My # 1 reason to homeschool really is all I need to remember.
