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13 Sep

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…

6 Sep

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…

30 Aug

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…

23 Aug

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…

26 Jul

7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part Two

The Second Pillar: Teach Your Children to Hear Wise Instruction

19 Jul

7 Pillars of a Quality Education: Part One

Proverbs 9:1 says: “Wisdom hath built her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars.”