Learning At Our Home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ryan has been learning from his dad and applying what he knows this week as they have been building this playhouse for Hope.

 

Hope has been busy coloring, “writing”, “reading” in her new playhouse, painting, and discovering “guge” bugs.

Learning cannot be confined to a desk, classroom, or book work. Learning takes place in the real world. Does this mean we never do “school”? No, Ryan is working daily in his Teaching Textbook math program, (I can’t say enough good things about this math program for high school!) studying world history, writing a research paper for co-op class, and learning logic under Mrs. Tiffany. He plays soccer for a local christian school, helps the coach line the fields, and helps coach the girls’ team. He also works in the garden, does yard work, and fixes many things that need to be fixed around here.  However, we know that true learning does not happen because you fill in some workbook pages and call it school for the day. Learning is about discovery, applying what you know, and developing an interest in learning what you do not.

Hope fills her day with crafts, reading and being read to, playing, investigating, imitating those around her, and enjoying being a little girl. She is eager to learn new things and share that with anyone she can find.

We must remember though that this life is but a vapor compared to eternity. If we give our children the best education and provide them with “things” and experiences but do not point them to the Savior what have we given them? Am I saying that we should not educate our children? No, God expects us to equip them for the work that HE has for them. We do not know what God’s will is for their lives therefore we must educate our children to be the best they can be for Christ. His will may include college and medical or law school or it may include working in a field the world views as unimportant. We must keep in mind that while we have to prepare our children to live in this world our most important task as godly parents is to prepare them for eternity. Pointing them to a loving Savior is the most important role we have as parents.