Ron Paul on Homeschooling and Free Society

"One of the last American Congressmen to argue for a reduced role for the state retired in 2012. In his farewell address, Congressman Ron Paul stated, 'Expect the rapidly expanding homeschooling movement to play a significant role in the revolutionary reforms needed to build a free society with Constitutional protections. We cannot expect a Federal government controlled school system to provide the intellectual ammunition to combat the dangerous growth of government that threatens our liberties'" (Kevin Swanson, Apostate: The Men Who Destroyed the Christian West, 115).

Parenting

"Some argue against homeschooling on the grounds that such is sheltering children. I always reply, "What are you going to accuse us of next--feeding and clothing our children?" This parenting philosophy, that we must throw our lambs to the wolves so that they might become brave, is thinly veiled folly" (R.C. Sproul Jr., Eternity in Our Hearts: Essays on the Good Life, 22).

Christian Teaching

"Doctrine must be taught formally in the home, but it is also caught while hearing stories and receiving instruction at the table and the bedside. Christian teaching must be a life style not an event. Diligence is paramount if any success is to be expected" (Donald W. Schanzenbach, Faithful Parents - Faithful Children: Why We Homeschool, 6).

The same could be said regarding the Lord's Service: doctrine must be formally taught by the Liturgy and through sermonizing, but it is also "caught" at the Table. Liturgy is a life style, not a bare fact or event.

Christian Education, Again

"We don't start with the state's curriculum, and then attempt to find a Bible passage to justify each part. Rather, we start with the Bible and go from there, learning evermore of who God is, of what he has done, and of what he requires of us" (R.C. Sproul Jr., When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling, 96).

Christian Education, Again

"Changed hearts is the goal, the function, the very purpose of education" (R.C. Sproul Jr., When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling, 29).

Christian Education, Again

"In simplest form, the covenant God has made with man is simply this: Love, trust, and obey God . . . and teach your children to do the same. And to take it one step further, we haven't taught our children to do the same unless or until we have taught them to teach their children" (R.C. Sproul Jr., When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling, 26).

Christian Education

"Thinking that education is something different from discipling our children is a sure sign that we have been "educated" by the state. Education is discipleship" (R.C. Sproul Jr., When You Rise Up: A Covenantal Approach to Homeschooling, 21).