((HUGS))

Christie

I homeschool my six children ages 17 down to 2. You asked, “And my biggest question was if it’s possible for mothers to teach their own kids everyday, without being irritated or yelling. If it’s possible, I wanted to know how and try the same.”

I have yet to meet any mother homeschooling or otherwise who hasn’t yelled at her children. Not one. That said, irritations are born out of frustration that I’m not getting my way. When I feel like I’m not doing what I WANT to do or have done I get angry. This is from a very self centered attitude and heart.

The quicker I learned that life and my children is NOT about me OR my children’s best interest the easier it became to understand what was the real issue.

In Christ, education is one aspect of discipleship. As a Christian, I believe that I am responsible for the discipleship of my children. That requires me to learn from the Bible what God’s Word says about discipleship. I have written extensively about that on my blog but in a nutshell if we are to become wise the scripture says we must walk with the wise. That the companion of fools suffers harm. It also says that foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child. And a fool says that there is no God. The government schools are not allowed to teach that there is a God and that Jesus is Lord. Without the knowledge and fear of the Lord our children cannot grow in wisdom. The schools teach knowledge but not wisdom.

Like Heather, I desire my children to grow in wisdom. That means they must walk with those that walk in wisdom.

So my personal irritations, or other factors are secondary to my call to disciple in wisdom. I am not bashing the public schools. Parents are free to choose them. God gave us that liberty. But it is worth considering what the scriptures say is true wisdom and how it is acquired.

Does that mean that all teachers or schools are bad. No not at all. It is just that God calls the Christian parent to train the child in wisdom and truth. The foundational truths that our government schools now operate under forbid the teaching of that which is true.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.

We have two special needs kids, and that adds to the mix. While I think one could do VERY well with homeschooling, the other will need extra help. We have been blessed with a parochial school for the deaf, and I couldn’t be happier. The public school has a good deaf/hard of hearing program, but it’s missing Something. In my 5 yo’s words (he’s my “hearing child”): “It’s not fair you can’t talk about God in a public school!”