Homeschooling

I had a great day at the park yesterday with some of my church family. We went to Sugar Sand Park. It is built out of wood. There is usually a water area, but it was under construction so that part was closed. The rest of the park was great though. It kind of reminded me of my old Elementary school playground. For those of you in MN, do you remember Pinewood? I loved that place. The kids had a blast. We kind of had a little birthday celebration. Lots of fun, we will be bringing the kids back again soon.

Since Scott and I were kind of in the birthday mood, I went to Publix to buy some ice cream. As I was waiting in the check out lane, I started talking to an elderly lady. I asked her if she knew of any parks nearby. She mentioned a few, then asked how old my kid was. I told her I have three boys, ages 4, 2, and 5 months. She asked if my oldest was in school yet. I told her that I was going to homeschool them. After a few seconds of receiving a very weird look from her, she asked WHY?

I have been asked this question by people many times, so it wasn't a surprise. What was a surprise was how she reacted to my explanation.

I told her that I didn't want someone else to teach my kids. I wanted control over what they were learning. If I homeschool, then they will learn what the public school system is not able to teach them. At home I am able to implement the importance of a relationship with Jesus.

Her response was, "Isn't that what church is for?"

This is the problem with the world today. The majority of the people out there do not teach their children anything slightly resembling religion. They expect their church to do that.