Why I Homeschool Today

After Thom asked me to homeschool our children and I had finally consented I found pure joy in the method and the process. But over the years my reason for doing so changed.

In the 1990’s it was an experiment to see if I could teach them and help them feel confident in their learning, because I certainly never did.

In the early 2000’s it was to help them express themselves through “Great Brain Projects.” They presented what they learned to the older couples in the neighborhood.

By 2008 when my son had a liver transplant everything focused on his health and learning about the human body and family routines. I asked the older boys if they wanted to go to public school, 2 said yes, and one said no way! So I put 2 in and a year later took them out and had to reteach them. It was a terrible experience – they had learned how bad America was and wanted to move to Mexico where it was better and more free. Seriously!

When the older ones started leaving home I focused on what the middle group desired. With many family devotionals they were prepared – I wasn’t. They wanted to study hard biographies and 7 Habits for Effective Families with implementation. I did not want to study this, but knew it would be good for all of us. So we jumped in, and wow! So good. I would consider those years our golden years of homeschooling. 🙂 The middle children, now teens, lead the way and we would study for hours a day.

Today I only have two left at home and it is strange. Our morning devotionals still rock! and our memorization skills are still great. But our learning methods have changed again.

One son has reading challenges and we’ve had to slow down our academic studies. So, now we concentrate on learning to write and draw and code and design. We also started an online school to help other families teach their children.

If you haven’t checked out the classes we offer this year go there now. We are excited for the topics. Be sure to watch my video on how we teach. VIDEO LINK and PHOTO

My reason, today, is to discover God’s purpose for specific topics and what principles govern certain topics and what symbols represent that topic. I could do this all day!

I feel I have learned so much over the last 30 years! I don’t feel like I know everything, but I feel smart! I KNOW how to study, how to retain what I learn by hooking it to God’s plan. I KNOW who I am and what God wants me to learn. I am happy and content with my learning.

No matter your reasons for starting homeschooling or why you are doing so now, remember God’s pattern for learning – line upon line and linking all learning to Christ and His plan.

May you always know that God trust YOU as the best teacher for your child.