Thoughtful Sunday: Declaring Independence

As we head into the next “school” year, and I wrap up paperwork, I have been pondering the echo’s of Independence Day. Yes, a moth ago we focused on celebrating the birth of our great nation and engaged in discussions of how we can continue to keep it great, but those ideas have been spreading into my thoughts of homeschooling as I am occupied by packing and planning.

What to do declare simply by virtue of being homeschooling families?

Fundamentally, we loudly declare our independence.

Independence from traditional schooling,

Independence from mainstream thought,

Independence from preconceived notions,

and Independence from an overbearing external force dictating how you and I should lead our lives.

Whether you homeschool your children or send them to public school, you need to declare your own Independence and decide for yourself what you want to do for your children and yourself.

That, to me, is what living in this country is all about. Independence.