Are You Qualified To Teach Your Own Child?

 

Not everyone is qualified to teach their own child. 

Staunch homeschooling advocates will answer the question, "Are you qualified to teach your own child?" with an unequivocable YES. 

YES. Simply by being a child's parent gives you the qualifications to educate them yourself at home. Parents do the very best they can, and by the grace of God any educational gaps  melt away. Anyone can homeschool their own child. 

Flip the coin.

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Having the Courage to Be Different - No Fear Homeschooling

 

Dropping my daughter off at public school Kindergarten left me feeling sick, helpless, and alone. I drove away from  school that day, with a throng of parents who had just chosen the EXACT SAME PATH for their child.

Why did I feel so alone?

Something was nagging at me. Maybe it was the industrial-looking cubbies with the children's names written on them. Perhaps it was being ushered out of the school quickly as if I was an unwanted guest. Or maybe it was the fear that she wouldn't be put on the correct bus to be delivered home that afternoon. 

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Letting Go of the Homeschool Ideal ~ Reflecting on 2013

2013 can be summed up in one word (at least for my family): CHANGE.

There has been much time to reflect on the past year, and that has been a blessing. It's allowed me to see that sometimes letting go of an ideal is GOOD. 

We get in our heads a certain way of doing things, and changing those ways almost seems like we're throwing in the towel. 

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