Like other aspects of parenting, homeschooling here in Colorado has its challenges, but the flyer we received that day preyed on our fears and offered an invitation to surrender our freedoms as homeschooing parents. We would so needlessly because our abilities are more than equal to the task, especially when we look to each other for the help we need. Our dependence on our own well-founded abilities as well as on each other's support preserves our independence from government intrusion and our freedom as Homeschool families.

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Steve Walden lives in Colorado with his wife, and together they homeschool their three children, ages 13, 10, and 6. Steve is a freelance writer, and when he's not blogging at www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/SteveWalden, he's searching for new opportunities to write about homeschooling, coping with disabilities, and connecting with God. Steve's desire is to help others rediscover God as their first love and the source of their strength.

Copyright 2009. Originally appeared in The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, Summer 2009. Used with permission. Visit them at www.TheHomeschoolMagazine.com.

Endnote:

1. "Rethinking the Boundaries and Burdens of Parental Authority Over Education: A Response to Rob Reich's Case Study of Homeschooling," (Perry L. Glanzer , Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Baylor University quoting Rob Reich,  Department of Political Science Stanford University). You can find the full quote  (Bridging Liberalism and Multiculturalism in America, 172) linked www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgibin/fulltext/119389971/main.html,ftx_abs#ss11#ss11.