With about 18 years to work with, what do I want my children to learn? The stewardship mandate in Genesis 1 calls us to rule and subdue our domains as well as to be fruitful and multiply. How does this apply to my child's education? If you homeschool, you can tailor your child's education based on an educational method you trust and even choose the subjects you want to emphasize. If you've chosen public or private school, you can still be involved in their learning and supplement it with books, subjects, and experiences that you think will enrich and sharpen their minds.
In this last episode in the Creating a Family Vision series, Mel and I look back on her 20+ years of homeschooling and talk about being imperfectly purposeful in our motherhood in the area of education and how the gospel sustains us in this tremendous endeavor.
Melanie Krumrey is mom to three adult children whom she homeschooled K-12 grade. She is also a pastor's wife in Amherst, Massachusetts and serves her church as the Director of Women's Ministry. She loves to read, run, teach, write and practice hospitality. She blogs at Dwell Abide Adorn and you can find her on Instagram.
Resources Melanie mentions:
Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
The Mission of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson
Educating the Wholehearted Child by Clay and Sally Clarkson
The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education by Lee Bortins
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning by Douglas Wilson
Future Men: Raising Men to Fight Giants by Douglas Wilson