From Kevin Swanson

Having just heard him again today, I'm posting a column of his that is timely, about home schooling. He reveals his families trials and struggles with it, just like we all have. We all feel like its our family that is riding on the short yellow bus, that we don't have it together enough. Be of good cheer, Jesus is driving the bus...

The Mess By Kevin Swanson, All of what you are about to read are real events. Some of the names, places, and details have been changed to protect the guilty.

As the keynote speaker at the conference wrapped up his speech on homeschooling for excellence, I was taking notes furiously. He said, "They will know the classics! They will be rooted in a biblical worldview and know how to defend their faith! They will have the character to do all this and more!"

I felt invincible as I walked into the house with the pile of books recommended by the inspirational speaker. The matter was settled. I had the best resources anybody could buy for the education of a child. There was nothing that could possibly go wrong.

For the first two weeks of the school year, things went pretty well. Then it became apparent that things were slipping through the cracks. No. Here's a better analogy for what was happening. A 60 foot fissure had opened up in the earth and was swallowing the whole thing alive.

The coursework for our 15-year-old called for a reading of Plato's Republic. So I'm trying to explain to him what it means for man to know something by participating in the eternal, changeless being. The textbook I bought isn't helping much, because I'm not sure the author of this course has a clue how Plato's theory of knowing is any different from that of the Bible's. Besides what kind of nutcase endorses infanticide, abortion, holding of property and women in common, and women exercising in the gym nude? I don't think a 15-year-old boy needs to be reading this. ...

read the whole thing..
http://www.kevinswanson.com/Articles/TheMess/Index.html