Well, I had this nice post all prepared, but found that
Melissa Wiley has said it better.
Recently, I've had a couple of conversations with friends about our homeschooling journey.
The common thread has been that homeschool parents must be highly educated because it's just not possible to homeschool effectively without it.
In one particular conversation, my friend mentioned that my husband and I are both certified teachers, so it's okay.
We're not certified. :-P I started my certification, my husband taught as a grad school TA, but no, neither of us have that oh-so-important piece of paper.
But, you know? This friend knows us quite well, and he knows that we'll do a good job teaching our children. So maybe, just maybe, we made a difference in one person's perspective of homeschooling. I can only hope it will ripple to even more people. Homeschooling is not something to be afraid of celebrating.
Aug. 27, 2008 - :)
Tess told me that when she went to school for her teaching certificate that she learned nothing that would be applicable to home teaching that you couldn't figure out for yourself and I've actually heard many moms with teaching certificates say that they learned things that actually hindered their home teaching until they let go of those things. I haven't felt a need to go get a teaching certificate myself and there have been studies done proving they are unnecessary for home teaching :). Thanks for speaking up when you had the opportunity :)!!!
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