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6 Reasons Parents Should Consider Homeschooling

A Quick Guide for Families

Exploring the BEST Option

Restoring What Was Always Ours

For most of human history, parents—not the government—were the primary educators of their children.

 

Homeschooling is ancient; public schooling as we know it is new.

 

America’s first compulsory schooling law wasn’t enacted until 1852, and the U.S. Department of Education wasn’t created until 1979—reshaping public schools into what they are today.

 

Families and churches once shaped what children learned and the values that guided them, but over time that authority was taken away.

Homeschooling empowers parents to take back what generations before us understood instinctively:


Your child’s education begins with you.

Spiritual Stability & Biblical Foundation

Public schools no longer support—and often undermine—the faith and values many families hold dear.

 

  • God, prayer, and the Bible were removed from schools in the 1960s.

  • Classrooms now promote ideologies that directly contradict Christian beliefs.

  • Homeschooling restores Christ-centered education and discipleship.

  • Parents can finally shape character and worldview through Scripture, not culture.

2

Academic Excellence & Real Learning

The statistics are undeniable: public schools are failing our children.

  • Only 39% of Illinois students can read at a grade level

  • Only 28% are proficient in math

Black students in Chicago:

  • Only 21% reading at grade level

  • Only 9% math proficient

Homeschooling transforms academic outcomes:

  • Homeschooled students score 15–30 points higher on standardized tests

  • Typically test 20–25% above national averages

  • Succeed academically regardless of family income or parental education

 

Worried about your child’s IEP? Homeschooling offers mastery-based learning and individualized support, providing a truly individualized education plan (IEP).

3

Historical Perspective & Empowerment for Black Families

Education has always been a battleground for freedom.

  • Enslaved African Americans were denied literacy because education meant empowerment.

  • After slavery, Black communities built schools, churches, and home-based education systems.

But once the government took control:

  • Black children were funneled into failing schools and the growing school-to-prison pipeline system

  • Faith-centered culture was stripped away

  • History was distorted or ignored

  • New ideologies replaced biblical truth

Homeschooling restores the legacy of Booker T. Washington, Carter G. Woodson, and many others—ownership of our children’s education and destiny.

4

Social Health & Emotional Safety

Today’s public school environment exposes children to:

 

  • Bullying

  • Violence

  • Sucide

  • Social confusion

  • Mental health mandates that bypass parents

  • Identity-based agendas that destabilize children emotionally

 

Homeschooling provides:

  • A safe, nurturing environment

  • Healthy socialization with purpose

  • Family-led identity development

  • Space to grow in confidence, clarity, and truth

 

Children thrive when rooted in stable environments and biblical values.

5

Legislative Overreach & Loss of Parental Authority

Illinois laws increase state control while removing parents from critical decisions:

  • HB 2381: Mandatory LGBTQ+ ideology training for school board members

  • HB 1083: Gender-neutral redefinitions in family-related laws

  • Public Act 102-0522: Comprehensive sexual health curriculum

  • Public Act 101-0227: The LGBT History law

  • HB 370: Repeal of Parental Notice of Abortion—minors can obtain abortions with no parent notified or consent

 

These policies make one thing clear: The State wants authority over your child’s mind, identity, and values.

 

Homeschooling protects the fundamental right of parents to direct their child’s upbringing.

6

Misuse of Taxpayer Funds

Illinois schools are increasingly misusing taxpayer dollars:

  • Spending millions on ideological programs

  • Funding unapproved staff excursions

  • Diverting resources away from reading, math, and academic basics

 

While students fall behind, districts invest in agendas, not education. This financial and moral breach is unconstitutional—another urgent reason families are choosing to exit and homeschool.

 

Protecting your children—and ensuring their school teaches reading, math, and truth, not moral doctrines disguised as education—is your responsibility and can ONLY happen at YOUR school.

Homeschooling Isn’t just an Exodus—It’s a Return

A return to faith.
A return to family.
A return to truth, safety, and educational excellence.

 

Homeschooling is more than an option—it’s a lifeline for parents who refuse to surrender their children’s future to a broken system that's working just as intended.

Together, We'll Take It From Here!

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