Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
Our review this week of the study by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute gives us some idea about the effectiveness of the kind of training that is represented both by homeschooling itself and by Patrick Henry College, a school that was founded on the same philosophy as the American homeschooling movement.

We believe in the importance of learning about America—its history, its traditions, its economics, and the worldview of the Founding Fathers. Because of that, homeschooling freshmen who enter Patrick Henry College score higher on this national civics literacy exam than any other freshman class in the country, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and Princeton. Homeschooling parents are doing a terrific job in preparing their young people for leading America by knowing about America.

At Patrick Henry College, we teach eight required courses in this subject area, whereas the Ivies and other schools in the survey only have an average of four courses over their four years at these colleges.

So not only do we offer more courses, we offer a better worldview, because we actually believe the same principles as our Founding Fathers, on the importance of liberty, self-government, and godly moral virtue.

You won’t find instruction like that at any Ivy League institution. I’m Mike Farris.