Mountaintop April: A Celebration
One of the things that inspired me in this speech was the continuation of “but I wouldn’t stop there.”
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 […]
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Six
This is part six 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 Process Much of learning is a basic process, however, we add to our learning daily (for good or for bad). Learning is meant to be incremental; a […]
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Five
This is part five 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 an Atmosphere Each family should find the quiet center of their life. Our family wanted a life that was simpler, more purposeful…and sometimes private. I love learning. My […]
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Four
This is part four 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 Education Is Their “Own” Work Engaging your child’s mind is hard work. Most children need enlightenment to preserve them, instruction to keep them, and direction to lead them. The first […]
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Three
This is part three 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 How To Think When I was about three months into my home education experience, an older gentleman was observing my pedagogy and said to me, “Joyce, whatever you do, teach your […]
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Two
The Second Pillar: Teach Your Children to Hear Wise Instruction
7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part One
Proverbs 9:1 says: “Wisdom hath built her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars.”
A Joyous Legacy: Why We Celebrate Juneteenth
Texas made Juneteenth an official holiday in 1980, and this week it is
finally gain the place in this country it deserves.
A Call To Home: Setting Education Free
(From Joyce Burges’s book, Teach Me How To Teach My Child, available on Amazon.) In view of the amazing success of the home education model, I believe that it is desirable that the principles of parent-directed education, which were rediscovered through the homeschooling movement, be taught to every parent. I believe that the home is the center for all learning […]