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We homeschool. Six kids ages 5-18. Kids have never been in PS. They are smart, interact well with all ages, my teens all have jobs as well, they are business minded, work hard, and my boys already have the skills to have their own business at 15 and 16. My oldest is done with school, works full time, and is a responsible adult. My kids are smart enough for college but don't plan to go as they all have skills that they can use without wasting money on college. Over the years we have used many different curricula, some we liked, others not so much. We do the required bookwork but my focus is more on lifeskills, working hard, being kind, use your talents, love God and others. I want my kids to think, not just do rote work and become an educated moron. They know what they believe and are not pushovers.
Well, hi, fren. It's good to see other large families here. (Are you also LCMS? Love your username.)
I'm the parent of six kids and have been homeschooling for 14 years with 8 years left. Kids are 20 down to 10. My oldest two are boys who found their place in the trades, one in electrical and one in HVAC (though both are crazy smart, we don't promote college unless they KNOW what they want to do--and no loans).
We teach our kids HOW TO LEARN not WHAT TO LEARN. Raising patriots here. No room for pushovers with us, either.
Reformed Baptist actually. We had attended a CREC church for 2 years and I love most of what the demonination is doing, but being credobaptists can sometimes be an issue there. So I love all my brothers and sisters in Christ regardless, and try to live at peace and not Dicker about non gospel issues.