Every parent who has ever “homeschooled”, or whatever you want to call it, knows that you want your children to learn even when they don’t think they are learning or being taught. Over our break from homeschooling, I know that my husband and I have taught our child without him knowing that he was being taught.
For example, this year our young boy received generous gift cards and cash from loving grandpas and uncles. My son loved this, but a few of the items he bought did not work well and had to be returned. The problem was, he usually bought other things along with the broken toy and had to figure out the tax rate to make sure he was getting the full refund he was entitled to.
So, out came the paper and pencil, the multiplying and figuring out where decimals went, to find out the right amount for the returned purchase. At first, he had “forgotten” how to multiply decimals. Tears came to my eyes, because he knew how to do this well just a month ago. After a few minutes of review, though, he was off and running with his decimals and multiplication and figured out the amount he needed to get back.
In a nutshell, loving parents want to teach their children about life 24/7. but we need to remember the importance of reteaching. Children forget things on school breaks, just as we forget a few things about work when we take real vacations.
Happy homeschooling, parents, whether or not you homeschool full-time, or whose children go to schools outside the home. Parents, after all, are the #1 teachers for their children, no matter how you look at it. May God guide all of us parents wishing to do the best for our precious children.
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