1inchrist

There are so many good reasons to home-school your child. It is my hope to encourage you with just a few. Each precious child is unique in so many ways. The way one child learns compared to another can be quite varied, even within the same family.

Some children are auditory learners, some are visual learners, and some just have “do it” or hands on learners. Home-schooling allows parents to teach their children in ways that are more effective based on the way each individual child processes information.

The “one size fits all system” of state run education cannot possibly accommodate all these methods. Personally, the idea that an adolescent boy can learn anything sitting in chair for 6-8 hours a day is just ridiculous. A young girl may be able to sit in compliance and learn in the process, but boys are typically wired by God to run, move, explore, and touch stuff. Some young boys can sit through school all day and do well, but those who struggle with either the sitting or the learning are often labeled ADD.

Another good reason to home-school your child is because each child will have his or her own interests and passions. Home-schooling allows the parents to gear the curriculum around those interests. This really becomes significant as the years go on. Your child has interests, passions, and talents placed within by God Himself. Our primary job as parents of 8 and counting is to see what God has placed in them and enable them to flourish in that. When a child (especially boys) is interested in a subject, he or she will “want” to learn. The challenge is found in the subjects they have no interest in.

Lastly, and most importantly, the primary reason to home-school your child is because the person(s) who loves them most, and who is genuinely interested in their personal success is teaching them. Mom and / or dad are with their child every day, not only teaching subjects, but instilling character and building strong relationships. It is my contention that the impact of that cannot possibly be measured and there isn’t enough money in print to compare to its value.