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Why We Are (gulp!) Home Schooling
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Reading Versus Television
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1 - Why We Are (gulp!) Home Schooling  by Ron Julian  
After seven years of public schooling, my son is now being schooled at home. His reluctant parents made this decision with great difficulty. I want to explain why we did it, but not because I am trying to convince anyone else to do the same. I am in no position (or mood) to tell anyone else what to do. I am writing this instead as one Christian parent's testimony. More and more, public schools are confronting Christians with difficult choices; what follows is my recounting of the pressures that inspired us to make the move. . . .  GO> 

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2 - Technological and cultural changes are making school obsolete.
An increasing number of observers think that schools are no longer needed for instructing the young. . . .  GO> 

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3 - Reading Versus Television
We encourage our children to read and yet we discourage them from watching television. Some people have commented that this is inconsistent. "Why is the written word a superior way to get information than television?" That's an interesting point of view worth further exploration. Reading is a skill that is in much greater demand than the demand for watching TV. I have seen few jobs that require a person to be able to watch TV but reading is an integral part of many jobs. Why? . . . GO>

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