Why we homeschool

Before we ever got married, when Curt and I talked about kids and raising them we prayed and knew that we wanted to homeschool and that God wanted us to as well. I know homeschooling is not for everyone. I definitely don't condemn anyone who chooses public or private or charter schools. You have to do what is right for your own family and your own circumstances. I feel that God has called me to teach for this season. I just wanted to reiterate that. I don't want anyone to feel like I'm against public schools. Although I sometimes feel inadequate to teach, God has given me so many reminders in the past month that I know it is again a confirmation of what I need to do for our family. Here are the confirmations:
1) pastor talking about spiritual warfare and being ready, having your kids ready to do battle any time, any where.
2)pastor talking about being involved with your kids' school and knowing what they are "into"
3)the school district we live in has a rate of 81% of the kids in the high school come from dysfunctional homes
4) I was recently made aware of an issue (that I doubt is resolved) regarding kids finding dirty needles in the bushes and collecting them and then stabbing as many of the kids that they can, as well as another incident
5) of 4 girls beating up 1 boy while the teacher stood right beside them all and just watched.
6) when a student was removed from that school system and placed in a neighboring one, she had to take a placement test and turn in work that she had done at her old school. The results were astounding. She was in 8th grade at the old school, but tested only at a 6th grade level in the new school. And the new school is the area where we used to live. So they are pretty average as far as requirements of students in comparison to other states.

Through all of this, I feel in my spirit that God is saying: See. Because of this, I am making a way for you. I will give you strength. I will give you knowledge and resources. I will give you recreational time/rest/relaxation that you need as a mom. And He has! DD has made some great advances in math this year. Was never her favorite subject before, but now she says she "loves" math. She was able to join a program for kids struggling with math and she has come out of her shell in the way they teach. They actually do online conferences 2-4 times a week where they can talk live. And, she willingly joined the math club last week! She loves to read, and is reading at about a 3rd grade level. Thats the beauty of Ohio Virtual Academy - you can be in more than one grade at once. Depending on where you're at. Her math, for the most part, is 1st grade, but she doesn't know it. She is still doing the curriculum for 2nd grade math, but the extra studying she gets is all stuff from last year that she should have learned or would have learned at the beginning of the school year, if it hadn't been for her aweful teacher! I know homeschooling is not for everyone. I definitely don't condemn anyone who chooses public or private or charter schools. You have to do what is right for your own family and your own circumstances. I feel that God has called me to teach for this season. I just wanted to reiterate that. I don't want you to feel like I'm against public schools. We had such a bad time at her school for a year and a half. Plus you can see what a terrible system it is where we live now!