Introduction to Homeschool
what is education?
Christian education must equip young individuals to navigate and confront challenges to their worldview, particularly as they encounter secular influences beyond the shelter of their Christian upbringing. This includes preparing them to engage critically with the notion that religious beliefs should be set aside in academic settings, as influenced by prevailing cultural attitudes pervasive in academia and media. Understanding the origins and implications of these cultural biases is essential for individuals to maintain their faith amidst societal pressures.
DEFINING TRUE EDUCATION
"Our ideas of education take too narrow and too low a range. There is need for a broader scope, a higher aim. True education means more than the perusal of a certain course of study. It means more than a preparation for the life that now is. It has to do with the whole being, and with the whole period of existence possible to man. It is the harmonious development of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual powers. It prepares the student for the joy of service in this world and for the higher joy of wider service in the world to come."
~Ellen G. White, Education
THE REALITY
"For we have let our young men and women go out unarmed in a day when armor was never so necessary. By teaching them to read, we have left them at the mercy of the printed word. By the invention of the film and radio, we have made certain that no aversion to reading shall secure them from the incessant battery of words, words, words. They do not know how to ward them off or blunt their edge or fling them back; they are prey to words in their emotions instead of being the masters of them in their intellects...We have lost the tools of learning, and in their absence can only make a botched and piecemeal job of it."
~Dororthy L. Sayers, "The Lost Tools of Learning"
THE GOAL OF EDUCATION
"Every human being, created in the image of God is endowed with a power akin to that of the Creator--individuality, power to think and to do. The men in whom this power is developed are men who bear responsibilities, who are leaders in enterprise, and who influence character. It is the work of true education to develop this power, to train the youth to be thinkers, and not mere reflectors of other men's thought. Instead of confining their study to that which men have said or written, let students be directed to the sources of truth, to the vast fields opened for research in nature and revelation. Let them contemplate the great facts of duty and destiny, and the mind will expand and strengthen.
"Instead of educated weaklings, institutions of learning may send forth men strong to think and to act, men who are masters and not slaves of circumstances, men who possess breadth of mind, clearness of thoughts, and the courage of their convictions."
~Ellen G. White, Education
THE METHOD
"In a knowledge of God all true knowledge and real development have their source...The mind of man is brought into communion with the mind of God, the finite with the Infinite. The effect of such communion on body and mind and soul is beyond estimate.
In this communion is found the highest education. It is God's own method of development. 'Acquaint now thyself with Him' (Job 22:21), is His message to mankind."
~Ellen G. White, Education
Getting Past
"I can't do this"
Real experiences
Testimonials about Homeschooling
Saying "yes" to the great homeschool adventure
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If you are still unsure about whether or not homeschooling is the right choice for you and your family, think about it this way: Why NOT homeschool? What is the worst that could happen? If you give it a go and you realize that it is just not for you, alternative traditional forms of education are always open to you.
However, if you are brave enough to say yes to this great adventure, imagine the possibilities. You have the opportunity to mold your children into God-loving, confident, self-directed, self-disciplined, capable, compassionate, intelligent, wise people with much to contribute to the world. That is a high and worthy calling. You CAN do this!
Discover how families all across American have said "yes" to this adventure.
