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WHY DO I HOMESCHOOL
WHY DO I HOMESCHOOL
By Katie LaPierre
If you are homeschooling, I am sure you get lots of comments.
Them: "You can't protect your children forever."
Me: "Yeah, I know that. But can't I protect them while they are still children?"
Them: "You went to public school, and you turned out fine!"
Me: "Yeah but who knows how I would have turned out if I could have been home schooled? How much more would I know about God’s word?"
Them: "Why don't you let your children be a light to the world?"
Me: "They most certainly are! I often remind them before we go in somewhere that they are Christian children and representing Christ when they go in. But I don't want to send my lambs alone into the wolves until I have taught them about how the wolf thinks and what the wolf wants. I want to equip my sheep to know how to fight this battle before I send them into it."
Them: "Homeschooling won't save your children."
Me: " Yeah, I know. Only Jesus saves."
Them: " What about socialization?"
Me: " Have you seen the agenda that is being socialized in the public school system? No thanks. What even is socialization? Is it just to be social? My children get plenty of that with my discernment and direction behind it."
Them: "Homeschool children are weird."
Me: "Their mother is plenty weird in her own ways. Second, I knew a lot of weird public school children when I was in public school. Children are weird if their parents are weird. Lastly, if you mean different when you say weird, I certainly don't mind if my children stand out and look a lot different than the world."
Them: "Ugh I would hate to be with my children all day. Better you than me."
Me: "From the way you say that maybe your children would hate to be with you all day?"
I get one shot to parent my children to the best of my ability, and I view it as a stewardship. I homeschool my children as part of that stewardship and I hope and pray that God uses it mightily in their lives to draw them to Himself and to teach them about Himself. But at the same time, I fully understand that they are free moral agents and will decide who they want to follow, whether the world or Christ. I will do my best to teach them about both.
Why do you homeschool?
KATIE LAPIERRE
Woodland, Washington, USA
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Picture: Scott and Katie and their 11 beautiful children.
