For Christmas 2009, I asked for the new DVD Homeschool Dropouts: Why The Second Generation is now Headed for a Spiritual Wasteland. And I got it! I was so excited to receive this DVD and I watched it that day. I was shocked, convicted, humbled, pricked, challenged, filled with despair, brought to tears, filled with hope, and awakened to a growing movement: Homeschool dropouts.
Why write a review of this product?
First off, I want to say that this DVD will anger and possibly cause division among those who view it. Certainly one of the purposes behind this project was to call the second generation of home educators to a renewed sense of duty and fulfillment. This film is not for the faint hearted.
I believe that this is a much-needed message that is not being widely circulated among the homeschool movement. As I have been a part of this movement for nearly two decades, I have seen major changes in the way people are “doing homeschool” and some of these changes are frankly, frightening!
The time to act is now, the time to keep silent has passed. The Botkin siblings do a gracious job of communicating hard truths to my generation (the second generation) of homeschoolers. A message long overdue.
I wanted to tell you these things before I actually write the review of this documentary, so that you would hopefully have a better understanding of where I am coming from. A concerned, second generation home educator.
I completely agree with you. More and more I see homeschoolers that I would never think were homeschoolers. They are completely secularized, with Greco-Roman worldviews, and no knowledge of true Christianity. We must return to Biblical truths…
It is truly heartbreaking to see this after all of the hard, groundbreaking work that was done by the parents of the second generation!
Amen. Having a truly biblical world and life view is necessary!
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Are you familiar with the Hare Krishna Movement? Many of their kids were homeschooled and many went on to in turn homeschool their kids when they had them. So they are into the 3rd generation of successfully homeschooled kids.
Thank you Jai for leaving a comment!
I am not very familiar with the Hare Krishna Movement. I have read a bit about them, but was not familiar with their educational habits. That is interesting.
It is tough for any movement to be carried beyond 2 generations, as is discussed in this film.
Thank you for sharing!
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