Homeschooling has always been our number one education choice for our children, but we have always tried to keep our thoughts open to better options, if they exist. We are extremely unimpressed with the public and private schooling options in our area, so that really helps to sway our decision. Even so, from time to time, I refer to the experiences of others for encouragement. In so doing, I am not trying to put any of my children in a box of "must end up famous," but I am encouraged that each child will reach their full potential under our loving guidance and God's almighty hand... here are a few of my favorite homeschooled examples...
George Washington
Beatrix Potter
Abraham Lincoln
There are many long lists of "famous homeschoolers," but these four stand out to me because they each qualify as receiving the majority of their education from a non-institutional source, and because of their diversity. They have very little in common besides extraordinary minds that were shaped by love and a lifetime of learning.
What came to mind for me was the possibility that the era for great achievers who were schooled at home is in the past, but alas, that is not the case...
I am humbled to admit that I do not have complete confidence in our (me and my husband) ability to be the perfect teachers, but I do have complete confidence in the fact that our choices as parents are governed by our love for our children and our own love of learning, and those two things, throughout history, are the springboard to the stars! The sky is not even the limit! Although, I would be perfectly content if my children never made the great pages of history, but choose rather to live simply and love divinely. I am not opposed to great ambition, but I do not think that true success is measured by it. In my opinion, true success is measured by how much of one's life is governed by altruistic love.
