Comments on: What’s Most Important in Your Child’s Education? http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77827 MInTheGap Mon, 05 Nov 2007 18:21:58 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77827 We're actually doing the Patch the Pirate devotions with our two oldest (4, 3) and I think it's a little over their heads! I do like that they challenge them with verses. Right now it looks like we may start preschool/kindergarten with Abeka. We’re actually doing the Patch the Pirate devotions with our two oldest (4, 3) and I think it’s a little over their heads! I do like that they challenge them with verses.

Right now it looks like we may start preschool/kindergarten with Abeka.

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I would also agree with the others who have recommended catechism work and memorization. We use that in our family devotion times, and it has been great for getting basic doctrinal truth into our children’s foundation of faith. We are a part of a doctrine that eschews doctrine, calling it dull or unnecessary or old-school. But when a generation rejects doctrine, we reject depth.

Character training is one of the most exciting aspects of homeschooling– you can see it happen, line upon line, precept on precept… day by day. What a blessing!

~Jess

]]> By: mamaarcher http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77015 mamaarcher Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:58:18 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77015 We really like Veritas Press curriculum. They incorporate Bible and church history into their history program. As well as with their other subjects. I just posted this morning on great catechism books to use with little ones. Stop by and have a look if your interested. We really like Veritas Press curriculum. They incorporate Bible and church history into their history program. As well as with their other subjects.

I just posted this morning on great catechism books to use with little ones. Stop by and have a look if your interested.

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77014 MInTheGap Tue, 09 Oct 2007 12:48:26 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-77014 MamaArcher, thanks for the perspective. We're really looking for material that puts it all together, and it looks like we have the same goals. MamaArcher, thanks for the perspective. We’re really looking for material that puts it all together, and it looks like we have the same goals.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76981 Rebecca Mon, 08 Oct 2007 21:53:42 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76981 MIn - I know MamaArcher's kids and they are lovely! MIn - I know MamaArcher’s kids and they are lovely!

]]> By: MamaArcher http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76954 MamaArcher Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:15:41 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76954 We do teach Bible as a subject but not ONLY as a subject. I think it is good to teach things like church history. We also study scripture in our history lessons as well as in logic, science, and other subjects. We do have a seperate time as well where each one has their own time in the Word (quiet time). I think another great tool to use is the catechism. It is a systematic way to learn the doctrines of the faith. Even our preschoolers are memorizing the catechism as well as scripture verses. We do teach Bible as a subject but not ONLY as a subject. I think it is good to teach things like church history. We also study scripture in our history lessons as well as in logic, science, and other subjects. We do have a seperate time as well where each one has their own time in the Word (quiet time). I think another great tool to use is the catechism. It is a systematic way to learn the doctrines of the faith. Even our preschoolers are memorizing the catechism as well as scripture verses.

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76933 Rebecca Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:07:14 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76933 There are so many good academic resources that I am often tempted to regret that we didn't do more. But I would never trade what we did - spend massive amounts of time discussing everything with our kids. As older teens now, they are serving God and making decisions from a biblical worldview. They also encourage their friends to respect their parent's decisions and treat their siblings kindly. My opinion, and I'm okay that many probably disagree with this, is that Bible should not be a school subject, at least not exclusively. Bible reading is a regular part of life, like sleeping and eating, not a school subject, like math or english. I also think it's better to have your own personal time with the Lord when your kids are around, rather than when they are sleeping. There are so many good academic resources that I am often tempted to regret that we didn’t do more. But I would never trade what we did - spend massive amounts of time discussing everything with our kids. As older teens now, they are serving God and making decisions from a biblical worldview. They also encourage their friends to respect their parent’s decisions and treat their siblings kindly.

My opinion, and I’m okay that many probably disagree with this, is that Bible should not be a school subject, at least not exclusively. Bible reading is a regular part of life, like sleeping and eating, not a school subject, like math or english.

I also think it’s better to have your own personal time with the Lord when your kids are around, rather than when they are sleeping.

]]> By: Jana http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76746 Jana Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:27:10 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2007/10/04/whats-most-important-in-your-childs-education/#comment-76746 For us, it goes beyond teaching values, it is being immersed in a Biblical worldview in every area of their learning. And committing to starting off the school day with the most important thing....God's word. I want them to know it well, to love it, to turn to it before anything else. We commit to do these things, even if we can't get to anything else that day. I believe God has richly rewarded this commitment because we do have bright, intelligent, outgoing children who love to learn. For us, it goes beyond teaching values, it is being immersed in a Biblical worldview in every area of their learning. And committing to starting off the school day with the most important thing….God’s word. I want them to know it well, to love it, to turn to it before anything else.

We commit to do these things, even if we can’t get to anything else that day. I believe God has richly rewarded this commitment because we do have bright, intelligent, outgoing children who love to learn.

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