Wednesday, April 25, 2012

12 Reasons to Homeschool your Children

something i came across on blogspot.


1. Life is not about filling in the blanks, its about learning to think.
2. Home is where you can provide your children with a Christian World View. It is actually illegal for them to recieve that in the public system, this includes public schools online.
3. God's Word can have a place of honor in your home. It can be read freely, without threat of harm.
4. No one knows your children better than you. Is there a better person in the world to teach them besides you? I should say not!
5. Your children can be confident in their role in your family unit. Activities can be done as a family most of the time.
6. God has blessed you with these wonderful children. They are a gift from him. It is difficult to mold them to His will, if they are gone 8 hours of the day.
7. You will never have to worry about where your child is, what he/she is doing or what he/she is being exposed to.
8. Your children do not need to sit at a desk for 6 hours every day to become an educated person.
9. It is not important that your child learn to be in the same environment with 20 other people their same age. This does not happen in the real world. It is said that if your child can get along with their siblings, they can get along with anyone.
10. Each child learns differently and at a different speed. Your child needs to be taught at his/her own pace, not the pace of everyone around them. Grade levels are really not necessary.
11. You will never have to worry that your child is the victim of violence. Your home is safe.
12. And lastly but certainly not least, educating your child at home will give your child a greater chance of an eternal reward in heaven.

Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God is one Lord. And thou shalt love the Lord thy God will all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Duetronomy 6:4-7

Blessings as you begin your homeschool year. Suzie

thank you Suzie of www.homeschoolblessings-suzie@blogspot.com, for this nice blessing God bless!



one of my favorite things

i love reading. it's relaxes me after a busy day. i usually read in bed (i know others won't agree) when everyone is asleep and i have a little peace and quiet. i love anything as long as it has a good plot.

this year i target to read a total of 50 books. sounds a little ambitious but when i was single i have no trouble finishing four books a week.

on one of my errands, i manage to squeeze a few precious moments at the book store and taking advantage of this, i brought home this armful of books, ranging from chick lit to contemporary fiction.



i finished the first book The Hunger Games series in two days and tonight i'm starting on Catching Fire (the 2nd book). i have another two on my currently-reading list with less than 100 pages to go. Hopefully, i can meet my target this year.

Splurging

Been busy the past few months that i have not updated my blog, nor gone online. Early this week, the hard way has paid off!

i am happy, happy, happy that i had an extended lunch hour to savor at eat-all-you-can buffet. I won't say how many times i returned to the buffet table. suffice to say that it's been a long while, since i have been so full.


New skill learned today

at 24 months, our angel has more than 20 words in his vocabulary. The hubby has been teaching Skid a couple of things during their father-son bonding moments.

One skill he recently mastered is the approve-okay thing. Initially, Skid cannot do the two-thumbs up. But last week a few days shy of his 25th month, he mastered the skill and we parents are proud to show this milestone