7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Seven

This is part seven of a 7 part blog post series, taken from Joyce Burges’s book, “Teach Me How To Teach My Child”, available on Amazon.

Teach Your Children That Learning Is a Life-Long Experience

Education is work, but work that is meant to last a lifetime.  When we are guiding our children through the educational process, we must remember to pay close attention to ourselves.  Someone once said, “Someday the illiterates of this society will not be those who cannot read, but those who have lost the love for learning.” 

Through all of my teaching moments, I would like to think that I have displayed to my children my passion for learning and life.  Even when I was cooking, cleaning the house, or doing laundry, I was reading a novel, listening to good music, writing, or watching a great video in hopes of being inspired to create a new project. 

My children know that anything that catches my passion ends up in a book or my personal journals.  They know that I enjoy writing and most of the time they will write it down before I do and later give it to me to put in my journal. 

When the season of learning comes over us it is our time to fill our minds with good things; to investigate the hidden treasures buried deep inside of us as well as our children.  The light of the Spirit of God will lead us to new ideas and enchanting moments.  Share this with your children and watch their hearts take flight.  We learn each and every day of our lives. 

Let’s keep it good…let’s keep it fresh.