Comments on: Opposing The Widespread Narrow View http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/05/16/widespread/ Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:44:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jeff http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/05/16/widespread/#comment-764 Jeff Wed, 16 May 2007 15:25:09 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/05/16/widespread/#comment-764 Thanks for the link and the thoughtful commentary. I'll be posting it as an aside for my readers to review as well. Keep up the great work! Thanks for the link and the thoughtful commentary. I’ll be posting it as an aside for my readers to review as well. Keep up the great work!

]]> By: JM http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/05/16/widespread/#comment-763 JM Wed, 16 May 2007 13:30:43 +0000 http://churchtechmatters.com/2007/05/16/widespread/#comment-763 Jim, I was homeschooled all the way through highschool. We, too, were part of a co-op and had great science labs, a baseball and basketball team, and a band (though it was very small). During that time we met many many families, some of which would agree with KimC, and others who were (what I call) normal, like what you describe above. In fact, there were probably some families who shouldn't have been homeschooling, but who am I to judge that? Homeschooling isn't for everyone. I think it's great and I'm glad I was homeschooled. But there is no way we'd have made it if it wasn't where God wanted us to be. I believe the same is true of public school. My brother (6 years younger) was homeschooled up until the 9th grade. At that point, he and my parents both agreed it was time for him to go to public school. Not because Mom was tired of teaching, but because that was where God wanted him at that time. Looking back I can see they were right. God used him in that school. Yes, there were some frustrating times there (just like there were frustrating times in my homeschooling), but that's part of life. God uses those times. Homeschooling isn't for everyone. You're right, it's not a mandate from Scripture. There are advantages and disadvantages. Same with public school. I guess all of that's just a long-winded way to say "Ditto and Amen!" :-) (P.S. Sounds like a good tagline to me, too) Jim, I was homeschooled all the way through highschool. We, too, were part of a co-op and had great science labs, a baseball and basketball team, and a band (though it was very small).

During that time we met many many families, some of which would agree with KimC, and others who were (what I call) normal, like what you describe above. In fact, there were probably some families who shouldn’t have been homeschooling, but who am I to judge that?

Homeschooling isn’t for everyone. I think it’s great and I’m glad I was homeschooled. But there is no way we’d have made it if it wasn’t where God wanted us to be. I believe the same is true of public school.

My brother (6 years younger) was homeschooled up until the 9th grade. At that point, he and my parents both agreed it was time for him to go to public school. Not because Mom was tired of teaching, but because that was where God wanted him at that time. Looking back I can see they were right. God used him in that school. Yes, there were some frustrating times there (just like there were frustrating times in my homeschooling), but that’s part of life. God uses those times.

Homeschooling isn’t for everyone. You’re right, it’s not a mandate from Scripture. There are advantages and disadvantages. Same with public school.

I guess all of that’s just a long-winded way to say “Ditto and Amen!” :-)

(P.S. Sounds like a good tagline to me, too)

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