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I guess I'm weighing the pros and cons. I've always been a huge believer that there's nothing wrong with our public schools that parental involvement can't overcome, but I think I may be changing my mind on that one.
We just joined a new small group at a church close to our house (we drive 28 miles each way to attend our church--we love it there and have no plans of leaving) and all but 1 other family homeschool. I've started to see benefits that I never had before and it has piqued my curiosity.
We just had our offer accepted for a new house Tuesday and one of the factors we considered were the schools, but now I don't know if our kids will attend there. We live in an upper middle class neighborhood and there are a lot of things that I see in our neighbors' kids that I don't want our kids to pick up (Coach purses in 2nd grade!? Hello!!).
I want to instill a strong sense of family and I know that is easier to do within our home where there is not the influence of friends and other outside distractions 6+ hours a day.
That being said, I don't want to totally "shelter" our kids. This is not the socialization argument, because I don't believe that homeschool kids are at a social disadvantage strictly because they're homeschooled. The world is full of ideas I don't agree with and don't want my kids to fall prey to, but I don't want to protect them from all of those influences (obviously I want to protect them from some). I want to be able to have the dialogue of what others are preaching and what we believe. I want my kids to be able to defend their ideas and their faith, knowing that eventually, in the "real world" they will need these skills. I'd like the wrestling to be done while they're under our roof and we can say "This is why we _____" or "This is why we don't _________"
I hope I am explaining myself clearly.
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Why do you homeschool?
OMG!! 
Due May 22, 2010
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