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Comment #1849

2019-05-06T03:27:15Z

Now that's something that surely would have surprised many of the early homeschoolers -- and saddened them as well, because there were (and probably still are) some very hard feelings as some (certainly not all) Christian homeschoolers circled the wagons and excluded non-Christian homeschoolers from their support groups. (The Kingdom of Children will give you a glimpse of the problem.)

I believe home education has become so popular among Christians because much of that population already recognized the value of non-government-sponsored education, and welcomed homeschooling as a lower-cost alternative to Christian private schools. (See Sticker Shock.) In the process, the movement has changed, and those of us who remember the old days may not always appreciate the changes, but I believe the Christian homeschooling movement deserves much credit for the explosion of resources and opportunities now available for homeschoolers.

Many thanks for writing! I hope you will find time to make more comments in the future.

Comment #1848

2008-02-27T20:17:47Z

Thanks for speaking up! I agree with all your points; it's just difficult to adjust from the position of explaining myself to people who have no idea what homeschooling is to explaining myself to people who think they know about homeschooling but have in reality a totally different picture from mine.

Comment #1847

2008-02-27T09:20:36Z

I would think that making homeschooling "customary" would be a great victory.

The more people do it:

The more legal protection you have. (think midwifery)
The more you can divide labor to lower the costs of homeschooling.
The more marketable homeschoolers are to private high schools and colleges

Sounds good to me.

Comment #1846

2008-02-26T01:47:36Z

I've twice had (different) people assure me that a certain family must be Christians, because they home-schooled their children. In one case, when I asked where the family in question went to church, the answer was "they don't".

Home-schooling as proof of salvation?