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    Filed at 5:46 pm under by dcobranchi

    Part III of CNN’s documentary “God’s Warriors” airs tonight at 9 EDT. Home education gets a walk on:

    Other God’s warriors are fighting battles on a quieter, more personal front. In Virginia, Jennifer and Michael Nevarr are disturbed by what they perceive as the lack of God in public schools. Instead, they home school their five children, basing their education on a Christian world view.

    8 Responses to “SET THE TIVO”


    Comment by
    Lisa Giebitz
    August 23rd, 2007
    at 6:42 pm

    So I should pretty much plan on explaining to everyone I ever meet after my child’s a certain age that we’re not homeschooling for religious reasons, right?

    Just checking, heh. 😉


    Comment by
    Daryl Cobranchi
    August 23rd, 2007
    at 6:50 pm

    You know– I can’t recall the last time we were asked that question.


    Comment by
    Lisa Giebitz
    August 23rd, 2007
    at 9:17 pm

    In all seriousness, that’s really reassuring.

    I suppose that just narrows it down to all the questions about curriculum and socialization and such.


    Comment by
    Unique
    August 24th, 2007
    at 5:01 am

    ugh. I have a Christian worldview. But that’s not the only reason – no – it’s not the MAIN reason I homeschool.

    I homeschool because I don’t like the nasty attitudes and sassy mouth my kid comes home with and I don’t feel they educate to my standards. They’re high. Theirs aren’t. (IMO)

    Oh, well. I hope they appreciate the fact that every homeschooled child frees up another seat for someone else.

    Ta~


    Comment by
    Dawn
    August 25th, 2007
    at 5:52 am

    I have a chrisitan worldview as well and it does inform our homeschooling. It’s just that it’s not of the head-rammed-up-my-christian-creationist-arse variety.


    Comment by
    Mike Nevarr
    August 25th, 2007
    at 5:16 pm

    Greetings friends,

    Why do we homeschool? I can assure you it is not primarily because we are as CNN has summarized “disturbed by what (we) perceive as the lack of God in public schools.” Like most other Christian homeschoolers we do it because we will one day give an account to the Lord for our children and how we have raised them. From our vantage point it is clear that we are the people most qualified to instruct them.

    I asked Christiane Amanpour: Who loves your 9 year old son Darius the most? Who is most concerned with his best interest? Who cares most about the type and quality of education he will receive? She answered that she was. I then asked her: Who would be best person to teach him the things you want him to learn? By the look on her face the answer was obvious.

    Ultimately, we homeschool because we believe it is glorifying to God to do so. Our children are a precious gift from the Lord and teaching them to know the truth and to seek His glory through Jesus Christ is our both our responsibility and privilege.

    I don’t expect others to fully understand that. I certainly don’t think CNN does. But whether other people understand or agree with what we do is irrelevant. There is only ONE to whom we must give an account.

    Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.”

    Soli Deo Gloria!
    Mike Nevarr


    Comment by
    Daryl Cobranchi
    August 25th, 2007
    at 6:03 pm

    I asked Christiane Amanpour: Who loves your 9 year old son Darius the most? Who is most concerned with his best interest? Who cares most about the type and quality of education he will receive? She answered that she was. I then asked her: Who would be best person to teach him the things you want him to learn?

    I imagine just about every home educator, religious or secular, could agree with this statement.


    Comment by
    JJ Ross
    September 3rd, 2007
    at 4:54 pm

    ANY parent could. But since Mike is here (your kids are so precious!) would he mind sharing how he and his wife were themselves educated? In academic and/or religious training?