January 31, 2008
Survival and Home Schooling–A Few Good Tips
Last Saturday my husband Survival Sam and I had quite a long discussion with Duane and Diane about home schooling their children. We think home schooling is an important part of the survival attitude and lifestyle. I found a helpful article from a back issue of “Backwoods Home Magazine” which I shared with Diane, and I’d like to share it with you. It gives a good overview of what home schooling is about and is very encouraging
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By Mary Jo Bratton
Give it a year
One year of home education will not irrevocably harm your child, even if the only “schooling” you do is reading lots of books. (We’re talking here about a literate family who gets out to the library now and then.) On the other hand, after a year, you should be able to tell if home education has been a success for you and your kids.
Be generous in your judgment of “success.” Maybe your family has suffered a financial setback, death, illness, childbirth, or the like (in other words, normal life), and you’ve all had to pitch in to make it through tough times. In that case, “success” may mean a closer relationship between parents and children, and perhaps a talent discovered in carpentry, nursing, or clothing design. These family lessons are priceless and can only be taught at home, not in a public or private school setting.
ChristianBook.com has home schooling materials. Click on their banner and take a look for yourself. If you’re new to home schooling, or if you want to simplify your teaching endeavors as a home schooler, give Alpha Omega LIFEPACs a try. Your children will enjoy the independence of studying the colorful work texts at their own level and rate of speed. If your children like doing school work on the computer, Alpha Omega offers the Switched-On Schoolhouse. You can type Alpha Omega into the ChristianBook.com search box, or you can go to the listing of curriculum publishers on the right side of the page.
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