We’re in chapter 5 of Educating the Wholehearted Child this week. “… to be educated is something you become. A truly educated child is one who has the desire and the ability to learn and grow as a whole person. The desire to learn (will) is from the heart; the ability to learn (skill) is…
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Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 4
We’re discussing chapter 4 this week: After nurturing your child to long for God, the next thing is home discipleship which means “shaping your child’s heart to live for God.” This is all about relationships with your children. As the Clarkson’s say, “You are inviting your children to walk with you and with Jesus…” Here…
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 3
We’re in Chapter 3 of Educating the Wholehearted Child this week. Please feel free to jump in here or go back and check out the previous weeks’ discussions. “… your first responsibility as a parent is to lead your children to the life-giving presence and reality of Christ in your heart and home.” ~ pg….
Educating the Wholehearted Child ~ Chapter 2
A huge thanks to Michelle Eichhorn from Apologia for leading the discussion this week. Michelle has been homeschooling for many years and blogs personally at Greek Roots in American Soil. When she expressed interested in leading a chapter, I offered chapter 2 to her. She accepted, but then once she looked at the chapter, she…
Educating the Wholehearted Child: Chapter 1, Part 2
Chapter 1 ~ Part 2 We split up the discussion on this chapter into two parts. If you missed the first half of the chapter, you can catch up over on this post. In this second half of the chapter, the Clarksons show that homeschooling is not really something new; it’s really the rediscovery of…