Obligations

As a homeschooler to whom are we obligated? Depending on your reasons for homeschooling I think your obligations vary. Obviously you are obligated to your children. If you're married then your spouse. Depending on the state or country your in, the government or board of education. Perhaps a homeschooling co-op. Perhaps other family members. Maybe the community at large as an example.

For me, my first obligation is to God. I believe he intends for me to homeschool my daughter. My beliefs don't agree with a great deal of things taught in public schools. I don't believe first graders need to be given a sex survey. I don't believe that it is wrong to say the Pledge of Allegiance. I don't believe that gang members should be allowed to terrorize my daughter.

I do believe that I am obligated to protect my daughter from growing up before she's able to handle the "real world". I believe that I should teach her patriotism. I believe that I should teach her to respect other people and that not everyone will agree with her opinions and views. And that that is okay. I believe that if my daughter wants to write about God or something that happened at church, she should be able to. I believe that she should be able to follow her interests and learn in a way that works for her.

Those are just some of the reasons I choose to educate my daughter myself. You don't have to agree with me on any of this. That's what makes this country wonderful. The freedom to disagree and still do what we feel is right.