Some Homeschooling Legal Defense..errr...Offense

Proverbs 1:8,..."My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:"

Proverbs 22:6,..."Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."


At the Lord's urging, my wife & I began the unschooling process back in the 1980's. With varying degrees of success, (and some flat out failures) we utilized differing alternatives and curriculum, amid ever changing mind-sets for educating our children since we deemed anything other than government schooling HAD to be in our best interests ! Of course we played the required 'homeschooling games' to keep suspicious eyes & minds at bay !! The old, "You get to go out only when the neighborhood children do" and to the ever inquiring store clerk, "We're on a field trip." Or the ever practiced mumbling with glazed over 'deer in the headlights' eyes in response to, "Oh, where do your children attend school?" However, as the grandchildren may quip, "That's so five minutes ago!" It's reported that homeschooling is the fastest growing mode of education here in the United States, with more curriculum options, expanding extra-curricular activity choices, support groups, legal defense mechanisms, and growing recognition by higher learning institutions, and employers,...to name a few. Yet, ominous clouds still linger on the horizon; and unfortunately, I'm here to warn you,...you're about to lose the freedom's that allow for the biblical mandated responsibility of training up your children.

Before continuing with this train of thought, I feel obligated to inject a "who would have believed it?" scenario,.......

In my lifetime, which is but a vapor in eternity, I've witnessed the evolution (or should I say devilution?) of this country in many varied areas, but none so repugnant as the rise of homosexuality. From it's beginnings as an outlawed perversion, being described as a mental disorder, and it's practitioners castigated by society; to 'gay' marriages being recognized by more and more states, it's lifestyle being flaunted by Hellywood, taught in learning institutions,
ruled in favor of by activist judiciaries, deemed as a normal diversity by the public, and lastly, and most damaging, it's slowly being accepted within the Church. Those that possess a clearer moral compass, ( God's Infallible Truth) are demogogued, and will shortly, without divine intervention, be victimized & criminalized by the latest 'hate-crime' legislation penned by the rulers of the darkness.
If one looks up 'Stonewall riot' on Wikipedia, they will discover the catalyst for the modern "gay" movement. It is from this riot on June 11, 1969 that the scales of morality in this area began to tip. Nearly 20 years later, gay activists gathered at a 'war conference' to map out stratagems for the homosexual community. For the sake of brevity, I'll encapsulate their 3 pronged war room agenda; force acceptance of homosexual culture into the mainstream of America, convert the society of America, and silence all opposition. They have succeeded in all three. Again, who would have believed it?


I interjected that piece to underscore this; homeschooling is a threat to the liberal agendas & mind-sets that permeate throughout this country. Government schools are producing graduates that have been homogenized, pasteurized, and otherwise processed to fit the politically accepted norms of the day. They are not critical thinking, rugged individualists that mirror our country's constitutional & Christian underpinnings, but are cookie cutter minions of the status quo, whatever it happens to be that year !! Homeschoolers don't "follow the multitude to do evil" so many aspects of society yearn to legislate them out of existence to protect their own misguided purposes. Government school teacher unions, professional politicians garnering votes, and other generally nefarious groupings, all relish to wrest control of all the children to meet their own ends. I state this to pop any comfort bubbles homeschoolers may have placed themselves
into by thinking," There's just too many of us to attack us!" A well oiled purposed group of homosexuals flying under the radar imposed themselves upon a whole country of sleepy millions: that thin ice on Lake Complacent isn't as strong as many believe it to be.

Turning back now, I want to illuminate home schooling's lack of foresight in assimilating into society. Since it's inception, those eyeing homeschooling have been fraught with misunderstandings, suspicions, and outright misconceptions. Most commonly, the homeschooling response has been; defense, defense, and more defense !! Essentially, the accepted norm of defense has been the cloaking of more contemporary camouflages, and the, "I'm in the homeschooling movement, hear me roar!".....but unfortunately, it's always sung to the homeschooling choir!

It's time for the unschooling crowd to strip itself of many defense mechanisms, come out of the closet so to speak, and initiate a war stratagem very similar to the homosexual communities war room think tank. It's time for offense !!! Didn't someone put forth, "The greatest defense, is a strong offense."

Let's briefly review a three pronged attack:

Force acceptance of homeschooling into American culture: This means no more lurking in the shadows & leaving society to formulate & keep their own notions of homeschooling! The leaders, parents, and children all need to participate. Some co-ops are blessed by having media coverage of their sports efforts by their local newspaper. This is good, but it's only a very minute segment garnering any attention. The unschooled need to be mentioned in ALL media outlets available, in positive , constant repetition. The unschooled need to be represented in, participate in, and be recognized as the unschooled movement in every aspect of community life. Those naysayers will not beat a path to your door seeking to dispel any misgivings they have concerning homeschooling antics; YOU, have to beat a path to their door !!!

Convert the society of America: The more contact and dispelling of myths that occurs, the greater the depth and breadth of acceptance into the culture! Although you may find it repulsive,... Why do you see the insertion of 'gay' people into every aspect of entertainment media? Why would someone produce, 'Brokeback Mountain' ? Because you may be keeping yourself a mile away from them, but if they can somehow produce one inch less of repulsiveness, or one inch less unfamiliarity, causing one inch less of separation they tout that as a victory. Inches turn into feet, feet into yards, etc. You don't have to believe me, just look around. A poll today reveals 40% of the childbirth in the U.S. is to unwed mothers. Not divorced, or widowed, etc.,... just plain unmarried. As the Bible laments in Jeremiah 8:12,..."Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush;..."

Silence all opposition: This presents a higher hurdle than the preceding two points, for not all opposition shall be eliminated; but lofty goals must still be striven for. How meaningful are the words of God for us here,...1 Peter 2:15,..."For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:" Much silencing today seems to be by the dispensing of false 'junk science' , legislative strong arming, or just good old fashioned peer pressure! Whenever making a presentation of sorts to decision makers, I attempt to fulfill this sentiment; if they decide to act contrary to my proposal/suggestion; it will have to be because they either ignored the facts, or have chosen to disregard the facts.


All of the aforementioned points were implemented by the 'gay' movement with success, and to varying degrees been copied throughout this country by other rapscallions, also with success. What sets the homeschooler apart is the implementation of these points while maintaining the fragrance of morality and principled values throughout. Not so daunting if we recognize the help offered us,..Ephesians 6:10,."Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might."

Whether you participate, or not,..believe it, or not; there's a war being waged for the children. I 'FIRMLY' believe that one of the key ingredients needed for this country to survive, are the children of homeschooling parents. Homeschooling must survive, for everything we hold dear is being weighed in the balance !! In Washington D.C. the voucher system that took students out of poor schools and placed them into a better learning environments will be ended with the graduation of the voucher holders. There's no more vouchers to be considered. No more hope for disenfranchised children hoping for a leg up to improve their minds by escaping their poor schools. While not supporting the government schooling, I do want to portray the callousness of this decision. This, in the face of the parents, the students, and the schools that were overjoyed at the positive outcomes being produced. Please grasp this, the students welfare isn't the key consideration in today's decision processes; it's the funneling of young minds through a broken system in order to turn out compliant followers of the powers that be. Still think your 'little darlings' have nothing to fear ???

I do hope that you are part of the homeschooling, or unschooled movement, for you are part of a group that's walking the "road less traveled" while equipping your children with the tools necessary to face life, and molding them into being solutions, and not problems. BRAVO !!!

I also hope you'll consider all the words penned here, and realize, "Not making a decision, is still a decision."

Some of the most saddest words recorded,...Luke 9:61, "I will follow thee; but...'


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