Heart of the Matter Online hosts a Friday meme. Today they posed the question “What is the one thing you learned that you did not expect from homeschooling?”
Three points come immediately come to mind.
First and probably the most profound misconception that I held was that homeschooling is homogeneous. The belief systems, the educational philosophies, the goals, and the child-rearing theories of homeschooling parents could not be more interesting and diverse.
Secondly, homeschooling is not a panacea for godly, brilliant, lovely children that morph into supremely excellent adults.
Thirdly, all homeschooled children are not worthy of becoming spelling bee champs.
Hope this is enlightening!
Tags: Heart of the Matter, homeschooling, meme
Indeed! My kids are spelling-challenged, so we clearly don’t fit that stereotype. And there are no roadmaps to guarantee that our kids turn out OK – after all, they’re people just like us. Excellent post!
Blessings, Catherine
Thanks for sharing! Loved the last one!
So true! I’m a homeschool graduate, and my spelling is atrocious. I’m so thankful for spell checkers! And you’re right about your other points, too. Homeschooling doesn’t guarantee godly children any more than eating vegetables guarantees that you’ll never have cancer. It may help and offer some protection, but in the end, well, this is a fallen world. And I’ve never seen two homeschool families that were exactly alike, not even among families at the same church.
Hey, what do you mean? I was hoping my kids would somehow morph into excellent adults! Great post. I think you should elaborate. So, what kids do morph into excellent adults??
Oh, I LOVE your three points!! Love them, love them, love them! I’m going to have to come back and visit your blog; I can already see we have some similar thoughts!
Thanks for sharing!!
Organizing Mommy,
If any kids will morph into excellent adults I’m certain it will be yours!