In this fourth season of the Thinking Love podcast, Amy and I are discussing homeschooling truths- sometimes the hard truths. In this episode, we discuss the idea that homeschooled children can't get behind.
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“It may surprise parents who have not given much attention to the subject to discover also a code of education in the Gospels, expressly laid down by Christ. It is summed up in three commandments, and all three have a negative character, as if the chief thing required of grown-up people is that they should do no sort of injury to the children: Take heed that ye OFFEND not––DESPISE not––HINDER not––one of these little ones.” Home Education, page 12
1:18- Amy and I think that, yes, a homeschooled child can get behind. They can get behind their own potential.
1:50- Amy, have you noticed the idea that homeschooled children can't get behind?
2:30- We don't want to encourage competition with the wrong people or the wrong places, but we do want to practice using our gut feelings. If we have a hunch that our children aren't making progress, we should take that seriously.
4:00 This discussion is very much about considering the individual child and their circumstances, and helping them to meet their potential.
4:45 Let's break down the educational code of the gospel piece by piece. Offend not.
7:25 Leaving a child to their nature by not doing what they don't like to do. A little bit of pushing is fine- is good!
8:15 We should not despise a child- have a low opinion of or undervalue.
8:52 We can see that people have a low opinion of children on every child's menu in every restaurant. We as a society assume that children will not enjoy what is good for them. It's the same with things like literature.
10:30 The challenge is to recognize that our kids are fully capable of taking in and enjoying life-giving, rich subjects.
11:55 Along with the food analogy- learning has to be fun! We undervalue that a child can enjoy knowledge for knowledge's sake.
13:55 Setting expectations with our children is not wrong. It means that we know our children, and know what they're capable of.
15:25 When you have the mindset that you have to make it fun or entertaining, you're teaching children that it isn't worthy.
15:50 The final and third aspect is to hinder not a child. This specifically applies to a child's relationship with God.
19:20 Let's switch gears. Leah, share why you don't want your children to be behind.
19:30 We decided that we are homeschooling by a year by year basis. God might lead us in a different direction.
22:15 I read one piece of advice from Brandy Vencel, that she didn't want her homeschooling decisions to affect their future education.
23:20 How do we know what a child's potential is?
26:04 How can a Charlotte Mason family know that their child is not falling behind?
29:05 It's so easy to trick ourselves into believing that we understand something!
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