Posted in Commonplace Book

"Greatness isn't the work of a few geniuses, it is the purpose of each of us.  It is why we were born.  Every person you have ever met is a genius.  Every one.  Some of us have chosen not to develop it, but it is there.  It is in us.  All of us.  It is in your spouse.  It is in each of your children.  You live in a world of geniuses.  How can we settle for anything less than the best education?  How can we tell our children that mediocre education will do, when greatness is available…Our generation, and that of our children, will face its share of crises, just like every generation in the past.  When those calls come, will we be ready?  The answer depends on how we educate the next generation."           - Oliver DeMille

My Thoughts:

This just about sums up how I feel about my kids and their homeschool education.  It is sometimes tough to remember when the dog is chewing on the couch, one child is crying because he can't get his mulipication facts down, perfectly, the other doesn't want to write his narration and the final one is asking you to read to him while dinner is burning (can you tell the day I have had?).  But I must remember that I am schooling for greatness, for His greatness and to be ready for the time when He calls and asks if my genius children are ready for the Lord's return?