Home Education New to Home Education.....Home Education Myths...Home Education Requires Super-Human Effort Home Education Requires Super-Human Effort Once we became able to shake off inherited misconceptions about education, Virginia and I discovered that homeschooling our children has required no superhuman effort. There is no need for home education to cause hardship or to take hours upon hours. Parents are commanded to teach their children, and we are told, "None of the commandments of the Lord are grievous" (I Jn. 5:3). Obviously the command to teach was never intended to be grievous. It is only the errors of the education establishment which has caused the education process to be difficult, and more recently the errors creeping in through ill-advised home school laws. Does not reason demand that laws relating to education show a certain similitude to intelligence? Sad to say the similitude to intelligence for a long season has been lacking in education statutes and the homeschool movement will follow suit if it does not change course. Regardless children are an asset, not a liability. They have a lot to contribute to their own education which can go a long way in easing the work load on the teaching parent. Older children can often do many of the chores around the home while mom teaches the younger children. They too can be teachers of their younger brothers and sisters. All of which can, and should, be considered part of their own education and part of the blessing of children. "Lo, children are the heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate" (Ps. 127:3-5). "Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord" (Ps. 128:3,4). |
