Oct. 26, 2006
Debunking Common Myths About Homeschooling Post #6
Posted in Its all a Matter of Learning
For the next
seven days, I am going to share with you 7 common myths that
homeschooling opponents usually throw our way. Each myth will
be DEBUNKED!!
I'm happy to report that after all of these
years, the myths that have been thrown before my path have all been
debunked and I will attempt to share with you
some of the myths that I have
encountered! We are
now on myth #6:
Myth #6
You are not qualified
to teach your children.
In the early years of
homeschooling, after struggling with a few of these myths, I started to
cave in and sought to enroll my child in a (part-time homeschool)
option in a local Christian school. I began to have many doubts
afterward following the enrollment. The principal of the school was
very aware of the possibility that I might withdraw my child. As I
spoke to him for a few minutes before class, (he was also a teacher),
in front of all his high school students, he raised his voice to me and
said, "What makes you think that YOU can do a better job than all of
the qualified teachers that we employ here?" I knew then that this was
not the voice of my Lord. I left without a word, (never mind the poor
students who had witnessed this). Would a qualified teacher/principal
of God be-little a parent in front of students like that? I
forgive him, but YES I am qualified by my Lord to train up the children
that He has entrusted me with. He is my ROCK, my DELIVERER, my SHELTER
(the Lord shelters us, see myth #5 again
:-) , my EVER PRESENT in my time of NEED!! We ARE
qualified as parents To teach our children and He will meet our every need academic or not!
In His
Love,
This post
originated from a homework assignment as part of the Talk-A-Latte * Back
to the Heart of Homeschooling * Fall Homeschool Seminar
Series * Taught by Cindy Rushton * Come and join
us!
Comments
Oct. 26, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by AcceptanceWithJoy
This argument always threw me for a loop. When I told Marissa's special ed teacher that I planned on homeschooling her, she started in on this very topic. She was especially concerned with Marissa's math skills. I have to say the PS special ed teacher was way more respectful than the principal at the Christian school. I pointed out a couple of things:
1 - Every night Marissa brought home her math classwork AND homework along with a note that said she had not been on task. In truth, Marissa hadn't done the work, because she didn't understand it. I was already teaching her math every night at about 7.
2 - My husband has a master's degree in engineering. I think he can handle advanced math.
3 - I was teaching math at a college level! After negotiating with the union and math department, I was given permission to teach Math for the Healthcare worker to nursing students.
Do you think I can handle consumer math? Hmm...
Blessing to you all!
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Oct. 26, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by DanielleW
Although there are days when I think this is exactly true...and we are still in Kindergarten. LOL
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Oct. 26, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by gottsegnet
wow. That was actually a mantra I heard repeated in college..."Parents make the worst teachers." I think so many have heard it so often they believe it without stopping to think about it. They think of all the times they have lost their tempers with their children over homework or some other school-related issue and figure that would be the way it is all the time.
But teachers aren't perfect and sometimes lose their tempers. And they forget some important things. If that block of time were given back to the family, both parent and child would be more relaxed and able to work on the problem without the stress and tiredness with goes with all the running around. And the parent wouldn't be stuck trying to explain something to their child that their child isn't ready for. Instead, they could adjust the goals to meet their child's individual needs.
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Oct. 26, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by spunkyhomeschool
What a wonderful testimony. Your response was excellent!
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Nov. 3, 2006 - Untitled Comment
Posted by CommunicationFUNdamentals
It's funny how mothers taught and raised very quailified children in the past-many of whom went on to become president! It's almost like the phrase I heard when I had my first child and I didn't want drugs or other interventions. The dr actually said "How can you have a baby without drugs?" ROFL
People were having babies without hospitals just as moms were teaching their children for centuries.
Institutions and the mainstream media has a communication tactic that has been working well for the past 40-50 yrs: If you yell something loud enough, long enough and you get enough people to yell it with you, you can make almost anything sound like a fact!
JoJo
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