Curriculum can have a big impact on how well you and your children enjoy homeschooling and how easy it is to learn. Curriculum can also be a big investment financially. Here are some steps to making that important decision of picking out the best curriculum for your family. Step #1: PrayGod created you and your children. He knows what materials would work well with your family. Do not leave out prayer when making curriculum decisions. Ask God to guide your to the right curriculum choices and to speak wisdom through other people. I set aside a day at the end of each school year. I evaluate the previous year.
We spend lots of time praying for our children and the upcoming year. We ask God for discernment and wisdom before beginning to plan the year ahead. Step #2: Assess Self & Children (Teacher & Students)
0 Comments
You’ve seen the good fruit in other families and you like the idea of hanging out all day as a family, but you are wondering if homeschooling is a good idea. Possibly you feel that God is calling you to homeschool (or you husband wants you to) and you don’t like the idea. Whatever your situation, if you begin to homeschool you will need some reasons to homeschool over the long haul. It will not always be easy or flow smoothly. Determining why you are homeschooling will help you persevere no matter what circumstances arrive. In addition, relatives, close friends and complete strangers will come the big questions: "Why are you homeschooling?" and "Aren't you worried about their socialization?" Be ready to answer these questions graciously and calmly. Here are the reasons our family has embarked on the homeschool adventure. Obedience to God's WordThe Bible makes it clear that the responsibility to teach and train their children belongs to parents, not the church, nor the government. You are free to delegate this responsibility to a public or private school but keep in mind that as a parent, you, not the school, have the ultimate job of educating your child. If they do not receive a good education, the blame is on your shoulders. Delegate carefully. "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6 NIV ©1979). "Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord" (Ephesians 6:4 NIV ©1979). "My son, keep your father's commands and do not forsake your mother's teaching" (Proverbs 6:20 NIV ©1979). "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the LORD is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commands are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up" (Deuteronomy 6:4-8 NIV ©1979). Parents are responsible to equip children for the life God has called them to live. They are to train little ones academically, socially, physically and spiritually. Part of a parent's duty to their children includes developing their character, preparing them with practical life skills, teaching them to handle their emotions, and equipping them for long-lasting relationships. When parents put their children in a public or private school, they are delegating a portion of their children's education to someone else. It does not alleviate their responsibility for their education nor their accountability to God. Their education must still be closely supervised by their parents. In our home, we decided not to delegate our responsibility to a school but rather to teach our children academics at home. We combine our areas of teaching and training: spiritual truths and character building are interwoven with academic time. Social training takes place as well when we learn to interact as a family in a way that honors God. There is so much to learn! Learning is not restricted to "school hours" but takes place everywhere and any time! We live a lifestyle of learning. |
AuthorsMeredith Curtis Archives
February 2020
Categories
All
|