If I put my critters in public schools…
Dana @ Principled Discovery (and also, a fellow writer at the homeschooling e-zine, HeartoftheMatterOnline.com) is hosting a blogger celebration of homeschooling in honor or Home Education Week!
Sunday’s topic:
Share your personal history…before you were a home educator. What was life like? Think about things you miss and things you and your family have gained.
Every since I became a mom, I’ve been a home educator. It’s impossible to be a parent and not teach your children something. Even poor parents teach their children a lesson, even if it’s not a particularly good one.
Hopefully, I’ve been filling my children’s hearts and lives with encouragement and inspiration as well as Godly wisdom and direction. So, life before I became a home educator? Well, that was life when I had a job outside the home. You know, I prefer to be a full-time mom over working outside the home. I enjoyed my job, but I enjoy my children way more.
I suppose, if I had my children in public schools, I could have a lot of time to myself, lots of time to run errands, lots of time to (groan) clean, but I’d also miss out on so much of their growth… and I just can’t imagine doing that.
I suppose, if I had my children in public (private, charter, whatever) schools, I could find myself a nice little hobby and devote a lot of time to it, but I’d much rather explore my creativity with my children so they can learn as well.
I suppose, if I had my children in public schools, I’d be pretty bored. I mean, I can only entertain myself, clean the house, and run errands for so long. I could paint my fingernails 10 different colors, bake lots of cookies (eat half of the batter), and count all the change in the couch….. but I’d much rather spend time with my children, discipling them, learning from them… enjoying them.
Here’s the link to see this week’s topics!
http://principleddiscovery.com/2008/03/25/home-education-week-is-here/
20080402 8:18 am
Hi there, I am taking part in the Home school week too and enjoyed what you have to say. Enjoyed it and agree totally with it. Look forwards to reading some more of what you say so I hope you keep it up?
God Bless,
Ruth