The second question of my survey was:

What is the number one reason you homeschool?

• Don’t like public school.
• Gospel.
• Christian worldview.
• Didn’t think school was doing a good job.
• Sees a lot of reasons and advantages to homeschool (response from the retired public school teacher).
• Transmit our faith.
• God. The influence of God in education.
• God. Teach kids about God.
• Godly character.
• Impact future generations – raise children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
• Education; couldn’t imagine separating education from spiritual emphasis.
• To have the heart of my children and point them to God.
• Build character.
• Instill Christian values.
• The heart; to keep our kids’ heart.
• So that our family will be close and we can give them a Christian education.
• Want the best for our kids.
• Raise godly men to go fight.
• Religion.
• Opportunity to instill faith.
• It is spiritually better because they are taught the truth.
• God’s calling.
• Biblical worldview and character training.
• Worldview.
• Spend more time with our kids.
• Don’t like the public schools (used to teach at community college and didn’t like what he was seeing).
• Worldview reasons; biblical perspective; protect from public school.
• Thought she was supposed to do it.
• Passing on the faith; educated the right way.
• Character.
• It’s the right way to do it.