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The Foundation of Shalom, Well-Being, in Education

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I started talking about what the foundation of good education would be, which is especially important to consider if you are homeschooling. Then, following my own discussion, I jumped to respect between the sexes. And yes, of course, you ought to teach your daughters and  your sons to deal with other people’s sons and daughters. But that may not be the most foundational thing of all education. LOL  So what is?

You know, you can’t know everything. I love learning. But it is just impossible to know everything. So, what is the one thing to learn that makes it easier to know the rest? What is the one best guide on how to proceed? One could study every veiwpoint on anything, and it would take a few years to properly understand and evaluate it all. In the meantime, one might be snookered into some philosophy that sounded good, but really bought your children to disaster. So, is their a hueristic toward a good life, toward mastery of ethics/morality, toward mastery of any other subject?

Good news: yes. We have a manufacturer’s manual. It has been used successfully across cultures and millennia. And it is alluded to in our foundational promise: All your offspring shall be taught of the Lord and great shall be their shalom, their total well-being, peace, prosperity, nothing missing nothing broken. And notice, Jesus himself quoted this verse.

RESOURCES

Many Christian schools and Christian curricula is NOT really fully Biblical. Often they have secular assumptions without knowing it, because that is their training. Here are a few attempts. Please do your own evaluation. Please share here, also.

 

SUMMIT MINISTRIES IN COLORADO   https://www.summit.org/resources/now-we-live/?ims=nwl-search&utm_campaign=nwl&utm_source=parable&utm_medium=search&imt=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyK6t4qea_QIVScmUCR16sAhYEAAYASAAEgL97_D_BwE&utm_campaign=nwl&utm_source=parable&utm_medium=search&utm_content=&utm_term=biblical+worldview+in+education

How a biblical worldview shapes the way we teach our children

1. In a biblical worldview, the training of children is a primary parental responsibility: parents possess a responsibility not only to provide their children’s … https://www.summit.org/resources/now-we-live/?ims=nwl-search&utm_campaign=nwl&utm_source=parable&utm_medium=search&imt=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIyK6t4qea_QIVScmUCR16sAhYEAAYASAAEgL97_D_BwE&utm_campaign=nwl&utm_source=parable&utm_medium=search&utm_content=&utm_term=biblical+worldview+in+education

What does it mean to teach from a biblical worldview?

Aug 24, 2015 … The Christian worldview should influence all decisions made in and out of the classroom. It is not simply opening class in prayer (although I …  https://www.fpdmacon.org/what-does-it-mean-to-teach-from-a-biblical-worldview

Teaching the Christian Worldview – Renewanation

Apr 6, 2018 … In contrast to the secular curricula used in public education, Christian schools teach ideas that rest on God’s Word as the ultimate source of … https://www.renewanation.org/post/teaching-the-christian-worldview

Homeschooling Foundations

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Once someone decides to home educate, then they nearly always want to know about curricula and how to teach reaching. Those are important questions, and I do answer them. But those are not the right questions, nor the first questions. First consider what your child needs to learn, and how they need to learn it. You can think through all that in my book, *Learn at Home For Great Shalom.”  (Also available in eformat, but I recommend getting the paperback.) Then you can choose your curricula.

For teaching reading and math, go to the store and choose the series on that topic: “How to Teach…”  Super sale; lowest price ever

The first task of home education is…. socialization! Or better said: conveying character. Or better said: discipling for success. Wow! so many linguistic landmines! Definitions have destinations!

Think through these things with me. HIstory, literature, and everything conveys a training in character, and that is more foundational even that reading. It helps the child learn to learn. It keeps the child from having to be controlled. It makes a strong family and a strong nation when people can be self-governing. That starts with virtue or character… in short, self-governance.

 

Senate will Vote on a Same Sex Marriage Bill Today

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https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/urgent-senate-will-vote-tomorrow-on-democrats-radical-same-sex-marriage-bill/?utm_source=daily-usa-2022-11-16&utm_medium=email

Studies show that when same sex marriage is legalized and even when it is just practiced, it hurts children. See a study from Denmark on legalization. See Regnerus’ study for just practicing.

While we have no objection to civil unions, calling it marriage, is an affront to Christianity, any other traditional religion I know of, Western traditional culture — and most importantly : the well being of children.

Please check the foregoing article and call  your senators.

Should I Privately Educate My Child?

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Should I homeschool?  Can you recommend a good curriculum? Can you recommend a good private school? What about sports? What about calculus and physics and… I am inundated with these questions right now. So, here are my answers.

Background

Many people are questioning whether they should homeschool or better, privately educate their children now. We are bewildered about the results of the elections here, particularly for the school board. The government schools have plummeted in academic achievement, and have suddenly and covertly introduced pornography into the curriculum down to elementary. This seems to be true in many metro areas, although not in the smaller towns here.

I do not understand the election results. I am not a political analyst. I do think I know the spectrum of opinion, because of where I live and because I taught Sociology. But there is much about the situation I can not analyze. I do, however, know the basic answers to the questions about private education. I thought I would mention the background so those who live elsewhere understand why the questions are arising.

Answers

So, I answer whether I think you should privately education. Yes, it is your duty as a parent. This is the center of the Judeo-Christian mindset. Yes, I know, seldom have we been taught this, but nevertheless, it is true.

Can I recommend a good school or  good curricula. There are many. However, the way to begin finding what is best for  your child, is to consider what all your child needs to learn, what method he or she learns best, and only then start shopping for curricula or school. For this, I have a guide: the book  Learn at Home for Great Shalom. Get it. Amazon will sell it to you, print it and ship it to you. It would be cheaper than consulting with me –which I would be happy to do. For that, please see:  www.orgstrat.net

Texas Home School Coalition   https://thsc.org/home/

Home School Legal Defense Association  https://hslda.org/

If you live in the north Austin Texas metro area, and you want to  join with me to start a school, or if you child(ren)  has/have a specific learning need, please see :  http://sarles.greatshalom.org/