Reading Today: Samantha Kelley and Homeschool Advice
In the Likeness of Christ, The Hidden Origins of Victim Culture, and The Enemy Next Door - Samantha Kelley
Some Thoughts on Homeschooling - Denise Trull
Advice for parents who are discerning homeschooling.
Excerpts:
God is faithful. He asks hard things but He fills them with grace.
Boredom is not an evil. It is the catalyst of discovery -- finding out what we are made of. It stirs up creativity both in you and in your children. It will be filled with messiness. Steal your soul to it. Messiness is a good thing, in hindsight. Believe this.
Just love what you love -- music, books, the recipes you enjoy making. They will pick up on your joy in two seconds flat. That is what you want them to hold to their heart’s memory. The joy of being home with a mom who loved her life and shared it with them.
Be aware that when you join a "co-op" you may be diving into a massive pool of insecurity -- yours and all the other moms in the co-op, especially if they are new to homeschooling. There will be many opinions bantered about, especially if you are required to hang out there all day talking with other moms.
Hire some teachers. I have had a great science teacher who got all my kids through biology, chemistry, and physical science. She could be objective without being afraid of offending me because she wasn't my friend or fellow mom. This is important. Don't teach other mom's kids if you can help it.
Education is a Life - Kerri Christopher
Some really clever ideas about how to sneak/inject learning into daily life.
How I Plan Catherine Oliver
TLDR; don't overdo it.
And listening to:
How To Be Properly WEIRD — Proclaiming Christ in a Post-Christian Age
Glen Scrivener (Speak Life)
On grace, freedom, and truth as keys to the Gospel in our post-Christian age.