Do It
Yourself has become a way of life for some folks. From landscaping to minor
home repair, there are entire websites and even TV networks dedicated to
encouraging people to do it themselves. But what about teaching
your children? Could you do that yourself? Today, an estimated 2–3 million
children are taught by their parents at home. The reasons range from wanting to
provide individualized instruction that builds on a child’s strengths and
interests, to health issues or special needs, to avoiding school violence, increasing
family time, and many more. One big reason is that the public schools are
rapidly descending to an agenda far away from Christian principles.
In
the 1970s, a few courageous parents decided to DIY their children’s education.
There weren’t a lot of resources available back then, but with ingenuity and
determination they successfully taught their kids. Today, that generation of
homeschoolers is all grown up, and the resources available for them to teach
their own children have vastly increased. There are complete boxed curricula,
online courses, DVDs, homeschool co-ops, homeschool magazines, and hundreds of
companies that cater directly to the needs, learning styles, and varying
interests of students and their parents.
So,
when it comes to your child’s education, there’s no reason you can’t Do
It Yourself, particularly since it’s completely legal to do so in all 50
states. And with an estimated 2.5 million children currently being home
educated in this country, an enormous homeschooling community is standing by to
help. SchoolhouseTeachers.com is one such resource of support: it’s the
curriculum side of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine, the trade magazine
for homeschool families. Now is the time to bring your kids home. Come explore
homeschooling!
A pupil is not above his teacher; but everyone,
after he has been fully trained, will be like his teacher. – Luke 6:40
http://creationrevolution.com/diy-education-homeschooling/
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