Am I smart enough? Do I know enough? Those are two big questions that parents of school age children ask when they contemplate the idea of homeschooling. But, according to a very popular homeschool method, those questions focus in the wrong direction.
Your kids’ education doesn’t depend on you being smart enough.
Here’s what the Charlotte Mason homeschool method says about it.
Those questions stem from a view of education that assumes the teacher is the fountainhead of all knowledge. The teacher is the one who dispenses the information for the student to learn. It’s a transfer from the teacher’s brain to the student’s brain. Your job is to find really good resources and direct your students to those. The books are the star of the show. You don’t have to know all about everything. You just need to find great books, living books, that will do the teaching for you—that will encourage your students to self-educate.
Sure, when the students happen to be your own kids or grandkids, it’s only natural to want to be smart enough and capable enough to educate them to that point.
But it’s crucial to understand how there’s NO teacher anywhere more capable than you to teach YOUR kids. Because there’s NO teacher anywhere who loves your kids the way you do. In fact, these days, it’s more likely that teachers in government indoctrination camps (aka public schools) actually hate kids. Your little angels included.
I know you’re capable enough to find good books and resources for homeschooling.
Yeah, the fact that you’re reading this proves that. Because I’ve already shared links to a curriculum with a long proven track record. AND I’ve actually created some resources for homeschooling, too. They can help you inspire and encourage your kids to do what they do best. Even if, at first, it’s just some simple…
Finger Painting
Somewhere on the canvas
Is a painting you can find,
If you can swish the colors
Like the colors in your mind.
All it takes are fingers
And a smile and some supplies…
Soon you’re finger painting
With some sparkles in your eyes.
Blend some blues and yellows
And a little purple, too.
Add a little water
Just to see what it will do.
Now, you’re making magic
With your very own two hands
Finger painting pictures
Every mommy understands. © 2013 TF
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