Homeschooling

“If you build it, [they] will come,” has become an iconic expression in American culture.

Our 2017 Parent Practicum speaker probably thought I was taking diligent notes. Certainly, I was scribbling furiously as he spoke of doxology and of angels continuously awed into reverent exclamation. Holy, holy, holy! Perhaps he would have been more flattered even, to know that I was penning song lyrics. The ideas were too big and too wondrous not to pour over into art.

Life in the twenty-first century insists we wear all sorts of hats, doesn’t it? Homeschooling, in particular, demands that we don not only the many hats required to function in our complex world, but also put on all those that are related to what our culture entitles “school.”

Do you have a summer tradition for refreshment?

Every summer, I love to re-read a classic devotional book called “Streams in the Desert” by L. B. Cowman. Written in 1925, it has a truly wise, old-school style and feel. The theme of the entire book echoes the ideas of refreshment and the living waters of Christ. For me, this is much needed encouragement after a hard year of homeschooling.

Latin is the ancient language originally used in the central region of Italy once called Latium, where Rome is located. As Rome’s empire grew to include most of Europe and vast portions of Asia and Africa, the Romans’ native tongue, Latin, gradually became the official language of the peoples they had subjugated; and within a few centuries after Christ it had become the equal of Greek as a language of literature, philosophy, and theology. When the Roman empire finally disintegrated as a political entity, Latin lived on.

I am a veteran Classical Conversations mom. The 2017-18 academic year will begin my eleventh year with Classical Conversations and my thirteenth year homeschooling. I have loved my homeschooling journey! Deciding to homeschool my children was, in fact, one of the best decisions I have ever made.

When we began homeschooling, the focus was clearly on the needs of our daughters and what type of education and environment would be in their best interest. It was “all about them.”

All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.
“Come, Ye Sinners”

Have you ever questioned your sufficiency for the roles you play? How can you tell if you are a success or not? These questions are common to us as home educating parents and tutors.