Introduction to Christian Homeschooling

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This site is, generally, non-denominational.  In fact, the site is mostly focused on standard curriculum that isn’t focused on religion at all.  We have a separate section for Bible studies and Christian homeschooling, because there are many athiest and agnostic families who homeschool their children, and we don’t want to offend anyone.  But we do feel Christian homeschool deserves its own section for those parents who choose to raise their children in a religious home.

Homeschooling is often chosen by Christian parents who want to keep their children from being tainted by the children of parents who have a very different set of morals than they do.  It is indeed very difficult to send your child off to socialize with the children of parents who regularly swear, drink heavily, or let their children watch objectionable material that causes those children to learn unacceptable behavior.  And let’s face it, many parents today just don’t spend time teaching their children civilized values.  They let their children watch violent movies, and television shows where children regularly disrespect their parents and elders and laugh about it.

Even many athiest and agnostic parents are fed up with this!  Responsible parents of all types know that today’s school environment is not a healthy one.  Violence and shootings are becoming regular events, and drugs and teenage sex run rampant.

Making the choice to teach your children at home is rarely easy.  You may have to juggle things like work, church, errands, and other daily tasks around to make time to educate your children properly.  But as a Christian parent, you may feel you have no choice if you hope to keep your child from learning these unacceptable behaviors.

It’s important to remember to strike a balance between education and religion.  Many Christian homeschoolers are taught far more religion than other subjects, and their education ends up skewed or distorted.  While teaching the Bible is very important to Christian homeschoolers, you have to remember that your child still needs to be well-versed in all of the other subjects, as well.

You’ll also have to decide which subjects you want to teach as they are presented in traditional schools, and which ones you’d prefer to gear toward Christian values.  Will you teach creationism or evolution?  Will you give your children any type of sex eduation, or would you prefer to leave this out of the curriculum.  Fortunately you have the power to make these choices yourself as a homeschooling parent.  If you sent your child to a public or private school, your children would have to follow the curriculum they set.

It is your responsibility to provide your child with an adequate and thorough education.  Just remember to provide the right mix between religious and other subjects and you will be giving your child and excellent Christian foundation on which to base their lives.