Encouragment in Homeschooling

I started another topic where we can start collecting questions. You can find it at http://simplycharlottemason.com/scmforum/topic/homeschool-questions-and-criticisms

Looks like we already have a good start in the five minutes since I posted it!

Great idea ChristyH! Would you be willing to sharing some of those here? I’m sure they could be a help to others.

Here are some of my questions I ask if they are asking me questions about homeschool.

1. Why did you choose public school?

2. Are you happy with your choice?

3. Do you feel they are doing a good job?

4. Are you see the results you would like in your children’s charcter?

If they are Christian I have even more pointed questions

5. Do you feel you are able to counter act 40 hours a week of hostile secular teaching?

6. Are you prepared to defend creationism when you child comes home spouting evolution?

7. What about all of the negative peer pressure?

Recently when I was at a Sunday school class for women this past April. One lady said her DD spent Easter Sunday afternoon working on her school project about Buddhism. I asked her if she was okay with that and she said she was. On Easter Sunday mind you. I let it go as she wasn’t questioning me. I only ask my questions if someone is really questioning me. An example I experienced recently was at my boys baseball game. Another group of boys were near by my DH and I and they were taking the Lord’s name in vain and on my boys team a boy was telling my boys about his girlfriend. My boys play pee wee baseball 8-9 year olds. All of this would be a daily occurence if they attended public school.

I try to do it something like that. I usually try to discern what the asker is looking for. You know what mean, like are they really curious or just trying to shoot me down.