Developing a Vision for Homeschool

Where there is no vision, the people perish: but he keepeth the law, happy is he. (Proverbs 29:18)

My husband has contributed to today’s post on developing a vision for homeschool. Although in many cases, mom does a lot of the day in and day out work of homeschooling, it’s a joint venture. I hope hearing his thoughts will provide a different perspective.

Teaching children begins at birth. Whether informally or formally, a child is always learning and absorbing information from their environment. When we considered how we’d like to shape our children, we needed a long term perspective. We needed a vision. A vision for the men our sons would become; a vision for the women our daughters would become. That’s where we started.

The vision for training our children is for them to have a Spirit of power, a Spirit of love, and a Spirit of a sound mind.  We believe that our children are precious and that God has given them to us in order to nurture and train them to be the best that they can be.  First and foremost, before any academic training, we would like to impart the knowledge of God through the regular reading and memorization the Word of God.  We also want to teach them about the world around them: the local, state, national, and international governments as well as other cultures.  By providing an environment where education is fun and enjoyable, we hope they will grow into lifelong learners. We also want to show them how to become critical thinkers, as opposed to passive absorbers, of information presented to them.

That’s our vision for homeschooling. Have you developed a vision for how you’d like to train your children? A vision, or mission statement, for this important aspect of life will help ensure that you stay the course during those precious years before your children leave your home.