Still Learning House

A Christian homeschooling resource for families who want to leave the machine and learn in freedom, worship, and wonder.

Modern culture calls it progress, but many parents are beginning to see that what we have built is closer to a machine — an intricate system that shapes how we think, work, and even raise our children. It promises freedom while quietly producing conformity.

Author Paul Kingsnorth, in his book Against the Machine, describes this reality with unsettling clarity. Humanity has built its own cage — one made of screens, schedules, and systems that seem neutral, but often pull us away from God, family, and what is real. The modern educational system is one of the most powerful gears in that machine. Kingsnorth says in his book, he believes homeschooling is the NUMBER ONE way to begin breaking free of the machine.

Public education as we know it was not born from a purely biblical or humanitarian vision. Karl Marx listed “free education for all children in public schools” as the tenth plank of the Communist Manifesto — a necessary structure for creating a compliant, centralized society. The goal was not to cultivate wisdom or faith, but to form citizens who think alike, work alike, and depend on the state.

Today, many teachers enter the profession with sincere compassion and good intentions. Yet they are often constrained by a system designed not to liberate minds, but to standardize them. The tragedy is that countless good people — teachers, parents, and students alike — are caught inside a framework that was never meant to lead to true freedom or flourishing.

Homeschooling, then, is not merely an educational preference; it is a peaceful act of resistance. It is one of the most effective ways to reclaim your family’s freedom from the grip of the machine. By teaching our children at home, we are saying no to mass programming and yes to individual purpose.

In the home, we can show our children that life is not meant to be lived in lockstep with culture’s demands. There is beauty in thinking differently, living slowly, creating with intention, and learning from faith, family, and nature rather than from screens and state-approved scripts.

As the world moves further into artificiality, the call to return to what is real grows louder. Homeschooling becomes a way to raise children who can see clearly, think freely, and live fully — unplugged from the machine and anchored in truth. It is how we protect innocence, restore curiosity, and pass on the wisdom that cannot be mass-produced in a classroom. It is how we keep our children — and our future — free.

Still Learning House is a simple, Christ-centered homeschooling resource created to help parents see learning the way God designed it — as worship, curiosity, and discipleship lived out in the home.

We believe that parents are uniquely equipped by God to disciple and teach their children, even if they do not feel “qualified” in a traditional sense. Our desire is to encourage, equip, and walk alongside families who feel called to step out of the standard educational system, slow down, and build a different kind of learning life — one rooted in faith, family, creativity, and freedom. Your home can also be a Still Learning House.

Still Learning House exists under the broader heart of Still Fellowship — a disconnection ministry that invites people to step away from the noise and demands of the modern system so they can reconnect with God, one another, and the life they were actually made for.

We are not a school, institution, umbrella program, or a legal covering. We do not replace your church, your local community, or your role as a parent. We do not manage attendance, grades, transcripts, or state paperwork.

We are a resource and an encouragement. Still Learning House exists to help you think differently about education, to offer ideas, frameworks, and tools, and to remind you that you are not alone in choosing a countercultural path for your family.

Our heart is to:

  • Help parents see learning as worship and discipleship, not just academics.
  • Offer simple, flexible structures that can be adapted to each unique family.
  • Encourage creativity, curiosity, and hands-on learning over test scores and busywork.
  • Support families who are stepping away from the system and need language, vision, and confidence for a different way.

These are the guiding beliefs behind Still Learning House — the lens through which we see education, discipleship, and childhood. Learning is not just about grades, tests, or college prep; it is about knowing God, His world, and our place in it.

1. God designed learning as worship.

Learning is not just the accumulation of facts; it is an act of wonder. When a child studies creation, art, music, science, or story, they are engaging with the mind and works of the Creator. True learning is reverence in motion — a way of saying, “Lord, I want to understand what You have made.”

2. Every family has the gifts needed to teach.

God equips families, not institutions, to be the foundation of education. Parents may feel unqualified, but God has already placed unique talents, experiences, and stories in each home. A parent’s life becomes a living textbook — their work, wisdom, mistakes, and faith all become part of how a child learns.

3. Wisdom and creativity belong together.

Wisdom is the framework; creativity is the breath that fills it. Logic and imagination, left brain and right brain, structure and play — all of it reflects the nature of God, who is both order and Spirit. Education should engage the whole child, not just their ability to memorize. Music, building, storytelling, problem-solving, and science all belong together.

4. Stillness leads to understanding.

Without stillness, the mind cannot truly hear or process. The constant noise of modern culture — screens, comparison, distraction — makes deep thought and spiritual clarity nearly impossible. Stillness is not laziness; it is quiet awareness before God. It is the soil where wisdom grows.

5. Creation is the evidence of comprehension.

You know you have truly learned something when you can create from it — a song, a drawing, a plan, a conversation, a solution. Creation shows that knowledge has moved from head to heart to hand. God designed learning to result in fruit: creativity, service, and stewardship.

Together, these beliefs form a circle: worship leads to curiosity, curiosity leads to discovery, discovery leads to creativity, creativity leads to stewardship, and stewardship leads back to worship.

You do not need a perfect curriculum, a dedicated school room, or a teacher's degree to begin. You need a willing heart, a simple plan, and a clear sense of why you are doing this.

Here are a few simple starting steps:

  • Pray and clarify your “why.” Write down why you are considering homeschooling — freedom, faith, family time, protection, creativity, or all of the above. This “why” will anchor you when doubts come.
  • Start with a small, daily rhythm. Choose just a few core practices: Bible reading and conversation, reading aloud, basic math, and time outside. You can build structure over time.
  • Use your child's interests. Let their natural curiosity, your intuition, and knowledge of your child to lead you into problem solving, communications, creative arts, physical activities, and other subjects & projects. Ask, “What do you want/like to learn about?” and build from there.
  • Connect with other families. Seek out like-minded parents at church or in your community who are also homeschooling or considering it. Shared encouragement is powerful.
  • Remember that this is discipleship, not performance. God is more interested in your child's heart, character, and love for Him than in test scores or comparison charts.

Still Learning House will continue to grow with resources, frameworks, and ideas to help you on the journey. But even now, you have more than you think. God has already placed what you need inside your home — and He will be faithful to meet you as you step out in faith.