Hi, I am Teressa, and I am the wife of a fantastic husband and stay at home mom to our five wonderful children, ages 2-10. We have been homeschooling our children from the beginning and really enjoy it. My goal on this blog is to share some of the things we are doing and to bring encouragement to others who are homeschooling or want to homeschool. I truly believe that most people who have a desire to educate their children at home can do it. Let me tell you a few of the reasons we have chosen to home school.
My husband and I decided before we had any children that we wanted to educate them at home. Our primary reason for this choice is we want to instill the truth of God’s Word and the values we hold dear to into our children’s education (Deut. 6:5-9). We feel that God has given every parent the primary responsibility in the education of their children, regardless of the method of education (public school, private school, homeschool, etc.). Education is not limited only to academics, but includes spiritual, relational, and emotional development as well. It is our desire to educate the whole child. For us, we have chosen to meet that responsibility through homeschooling.
In addition, homeschooling affords us the opportunity to tailor our children’s education to meet their needs. We want to take into consideration how each of our children learns best and allow them to move at their own pace. This would be a difficult task to accomplish in a traditional classroom. I am so glad that we can slow down and speed up as we need to.
Another motivation for homeschooling is our desire to spend time with our children and for our children to spend time with one another. I am grateful for the time I have with my children. The hours they would have been in school, we get to be together. We are not only spending time together at homes, but we also have the opportunity to go to the park or library , hang out with friends, and go on field trips at times throughout the days of the week. Sometimes, my husband is able to join us for a park lunch date or field trips we take. We want to grow together as a family and a team.
I could give many more reasons why home education is right for our family, but I will stop here. There will be time for that in future posts =). Thank you for joining me!
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