Many Christian parents don’t give much thought to the idea of homeschooling their children. I know that homeschooling is difficult or next to impossible for some parents, so I can sympathize with their situation. Still, there is so much at stake.

My wife and I homeschooled all six of our children and have not regretted that decision. In fact, I have recommended it to many of my friends. Why do I believe that homeschooling is so important?  There are many good reasons to do so. But just consider the logic of these two Scriptures. 1) “Foolishness is bound in the heart of a child” (Proverbs 22:15).  And 2) “A companion of fools shall be destroyed” (Proverbs 13:20). Therefore, the simple, consistently applied “age segregation” of the school system ensures that children as they grow and develop will be consistently surrounded by the peer pressures inherent in a bunch of foolishness!

Another important reason is because evolution is taught as fact in public (i.e., government) schools. However, evolution is essentially a pseudo-scientific magic trick performed by those who desire to justify their own foolishness, or who have caved to the peer pressure of it. They will lead students away from the creation truth of  the Bible, and, by extension, many of the other truths of the Bible.

Consider this: If evolution were true, then the second law of thermodynamics is magically reversed. With a wave of the Darwinian magic wand, the downward arrow of entropy – from order to disorder – becomes an upward arrow where simple creatures evolve upwards to ever more complex and glorious creatures! And with each successive generation, man becomes just a little more distant from his ape ancestors. Evolutionary thinking would have us believe that humans are now evolving into beings that can perhaps best be described as super-human.

Many factors in life will cause our children to either be drawn to Christ or steered away from Him. Evolution is undoubtedly one of the worst influences. So whether you send your children to public school or homeschool them, I hope you will consider making Creation Moments your partner in training up your children in the way they should go. We offer a wide variety of resources – many of them free – to help parents and churches teach children the truth about origins. They can all be found at creationmoments.com.

- Mark Cadwallader, Creation Moments Board Chairman

Photo: US Department of Education diagram shows the motivations regarded as most important for homeschooling in the United States as of 2007. (CC0) 618

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