The purpose of an education
Jan. 23, 2006 at 12:30 PM
Homeschooling
Christine Miller is doing a series on Beating Homeschool Burnout. Here is a quote from part three: Less is More .
Related Tags: homeschooling, education, parenting, school, homeschoolThe purpose of K-12 education is not for a child to learn all there is; the purpose is of K-12 education is for a child to learn well those things which enable him to go on independently (this means without you) to learn all there is, or all he will need. In essence, a true education teaches a child to recognize and identify truth, to analyze the statements of others for truth or falsehood, and to communicate truth to others effectively.
Piling on more to please a parent's sense of accomplishment, to look good in front of
others, or to assuage a feeling of guilt adds nothing to a child's true education.
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posted by iluvtheland on Jan. 23, 2006 at 3:09 PM
I need to hop on over there and read the whole thing. Thanks for pointing this out. I believe this is just what my ds needs to hear right now. He is all in a tizzie (is that how you spell tizzie??? LOL) about not getting "enough" done for his senior year of high school, and has gotten me all worked up right along with him!
Kathy
posted by Tami on Jan. 24, 2006 at 8:24 AM
I posted an interesting link to a Newsweek article on my blog this morning about educating boys.
Have a blessed day! Tami