this article<\/a> to me about the late realizations of some homeschooling families who were surprised and heartbroken that things have not worked out as they\u2019d hoped.\u00a0 I thought it made some very valid points.<\/p>\nRegular readers and listeners my be aware that we are very supportive of homeschooling in general although we recommend that people need to be sober about it.\u00a0 Homeschooling, by\u00a0itself, doesn\u2019t solve anything.\u00a0 It presents its own opportunities and challenges.<\/p>\n
Lisa and I have homeschooled all the way through high school and have been very pleased with how our approach has worked.\u00a0 That said, too many homeschooling families make the mistake of thinking that sheltering kids from the outside world is enough.\u00a0 It isn\u2019t.\u00a0 If you want to successfully homeschool you need to actively teach your child how to positively and charitably engage\u00a0 pop culture, the media and even people you disapprove of or disagree with.\u00a0 You can\u2019t just keep your kids away from these influences.\u00a0 If you do, they will be drawn to them the second you turn your back.\u00a0 The Catholic response to the culture, even the ugly bits of culture, is to engage it.\u00a0 To redeem what is redeemable and refute what must be refuted.\u00a0 It is not the Catholic way to run and hide from the big scary world.\u00a0 Christ has conquered.\u00a0 \u00a0Be not afraid!<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A reader sent this article to me about the late realizations of some homeschooling families who were surprised and heartbroken that things have not worked out as they\u2019d hoped.\u00a0 I thought it made some very valid points. Regular readers and listeners my be aware that we are very supportive of homeschooling in general although we […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1437,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[318,6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1844","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family-2","category-parenting"],"yoast_head":"\n
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