Post by Charity on Jul 9, 2004 1:04:43 GMT -5
As Christian home schoolers, we start at birth to teach and
train our children in preparation for their life's work and
ministry.
Our purpose is that our children will receive the education,
training, and experience needed to effectively serve God and
others and to provide for their own families.
Because of the wide availability and acceptance of
alternatives to the traditional on-campus, four-year college
degree, parents have viable options to continue to guide and
provide for their children's higher education through a variety
of means.
We did not accept the world's prevailing practice for
education when we first committed ourselves to nurture and teach
our children at home, and we need not accept it at the college
level. Now, as then, we might have to resist peer pressure and
not be deterred by comments about "not letting your children go."
Our children need the God-ordained guidance and protection
of their parents as they complete their education as much as when
they started it. They are at a very vulnerable crossroad in
their lives, and a traditional college education is not worth our
children being spiritually shipwrecked.
Our parenting role has gradually changed as our children
have grown and matured, but the security and accountability of a
family helps anyone, at any age, to stand strong. Do not be
intimidated into relinquishing your parental role at this point
as you work with your child in an advisory and guiding role while
offering him the support of your home as long as it is needed.
Advantages of Continuing To Home School
There are many advantages of your young person continuing
his education at home. Among them are:
1. Less Expense
It is possible to earn a complete, four-year degree for
$5,000 - $10,000 -- a fraction of traditional college.
A good education can pay for itself in higher earnings
throughout life. You might need to save and sacrifice some to
provide for this last step in your children's education, but you
can still live within your means, as God instructs us to do,
without the heavy debt load most college students graduate with.
2. Less Time
It is possible to earn a complete, four-year degree in as
little as two years.
Independent learning dispenses with unnecessary classroom
procedures and concentrates on mastering the subject material in
a more efficient manner.
3. Avoidance of Worldly Influences
A college environment can lead young people astray in their
thinking, feeling, and behavior when instruction, example, and/or
peer influence does not meet biblical standards.
One powerful temptation that our young people face (at home
or at college) can be largely avoided by teaching them not to
date or be alone with a member of the opposite sex at any time --
a good lifetime rule for everyone.
4. Avoidance of Ungodly Philosophy
The worldview of a secular college is vain ("The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom"), displeases our Lord, and can
shake your child's faith (Col. 2:8).
Preparation
You are preparing your children for their final stage of
education from their very first phonics lesson. The better
foundation you build year by year, the easier will be their
post-high school studies and training.
Certain skills will help your child study more efficiently, including:
* Study Skills
* Speed Reading and Comprehension
* Test-Taking Strategies
* College-Level Writing
Resource
Global Learning Strategies offers a packet of materials that
cover the above skills. www.GlobalLearningStrategies.org
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train our children in preparation for their life's work and
ministry.
Our purpose is that our children will receive the education,
training, and experience needed to effectively serve God and
others and to provide for their own families.
Because of the wide availability and acceptance of
alternatives to the traditional on-campus, four-year college
degree, parents have viable options to continue to guide and
provide for their children's higher education through a variety
of means.
We did not accept the world's prevailing practice for
education when we first committed ourselves to nurture and teach
our children at home, and we need not accept it at the college
level. Now, as then, we might have to resist peer pressure and
not be deterred by comments about "not letting your children go."
Our children need the God-ordained guidance and protection
of their parents as they complete their education as much as when
they started it. They are at a very vulnerable crossroad in
their lives, and a traditional college education is not worth our
children being spiritually shipwrecked.
Our parenting role has gradually changed as our children
have grown and matured, but the security and accountability of a
family helps anyone, at any age, to stand strong. Do not be
intimidated into relinquishing your parental role at this point
as you work with your child in an advisory and guiding role while
offering him the support of your home as long as it is needed.
Advantages of Continuing To Home School
There are many advantages of your young person continuing
his education at home. Among them are:
1. Less Expense
It is possible to earn a complete, four-year degree for
$5,000 - $10,000 -- a fraction of traditional college.
A good education can pay for itself in higher earnings
throughout life. You might need to save and sacrifice some to
provide for this last step in your children's education, but you
can still live within your means, as God instructs us to do,
without the heavy debt load most college students graduate with.
2. Less Time
It is possible to earn a complete, four-year degree in as
little as two years.
Independent learning dispenses with unnecessary classroom
procedures and concentrates on mastering the subject material in
a more efficient manner.
3. Avoidance of Worldly Influences
A college environment can lead young people astray in their
thinking, feeling, and behavior when instruction, example, and/or
peer influence does not meet biblical standards.
One powerful temptation that our young people face (at home
or at college) can be largely avoided by teaching them not to
date or be alone with a member of the opposite sex at any time --
a good lifetime rule for everyone.
4. Avoidance of Ungodly Philosophy
The worldview of a secular college is vain ("The fear of the
Lord is the beginning of wisdom"), displeases our Lord, and can
shake your child's faith (Col. 2:8).
Preparation
You are preparing your children for their final stage of
education from their very first phonics lesson. The better
foundation you build year by year, the easier will be their
post-high school studies and training.
Certain skills will help your child study more efficiently, including:
* Study Skills
* Speed Reading and Comprehension
* Test-Taking Strategies
* College-Level Writing
Resource
Global Learning Strategies offers a packet of materials that
cover the above skills. www.GlobalLearningStrategies.org
From The Teaching Home
More.......