I would have loved to have seen the look on some peoples
faces when they heard I was becoming a homeschooling mamma I admit..I was NOT
an 'a' student, or a 'b' student,okay I never made the honor roll....EVER. I
was that disheveled student.Yep! That was me!So many times my homework would be
left at home with the company of my lunch....on the bar in my kitchen.The two
of them saw more of each other than I of them in all of my 12 years of school.
There is one teacher I remember ,one teacher of whom I thought at the time had
allowed me to graduate only out of pity.You know ,sort of 'helped ' me to
graduation. I really thought that he just didn't want to see me end up back in
class the following year,sitting in a desk..in his classroom.....again. Just
because I ..for the life of me,just could not get ,adjectives,adverbs,sentence dissection and so on and so forth..Looking back in retrospect ,you know,I think
it was because he believed in me,beyond simple phrases,and verbs,beyond a
grade,he saw me.
There are many homeschooling parents that have this belief
that homeschooling is the preferred
method of education in Gods eyes .I however,do not believe this.I believe that
there are some really really great God fearing teachers out there.And while our
public schools and sadly even private schools may be morally corrupt ,I do not
believe this to be so in the hearts of every teacher.Today who I am as a
homeschooling mom/teacher has been greatly impacted by some of my
teachers,whether it was my all so helpful English teacher of my senior year,or
that elementary Librarian ... ooh boy was she something!!! Of whom almost 25
years later she still keeps in touch with her students!! Love that !! Every time I pick up a book to have story time with my children I somehow channel this
great story teller that when she read...you LISTENED!! Crossed legs,heads up ,mouths opened ,and
eyes set a gaze a group of children sat ,half circle. I do not think there ever
was a time she had to stop in the middle of a story to fuss at wrestles children no,we were part of an exciting escape that she so eloquently ushered
us into,known as story time! When she read,she made Goldilocks and the Three
Bears sound like the greatest adventure ever told! She,believed in her
students.She,was involved with her students.She,cared. She looked beyond our
grades or our struggles whether or not we were a 'a' student or not,but she saw
our capabilities!
So,teachers,whether homeschooling parent,or school
teacher,believe in your children. Chances are if your frustrated with them they
are too. Be patient,look beyond the grade,and see the struggle that they are
having.There are so many pressures on a homeschooling parent,and there are so
many times I see the opportunity to get frustrated .But when I see my child
struggling I remember not so long ago I was in their spot,and so I take the opportunity to encourage them. Encourage your children,they are so
much more than a grade,and what they mean to us and God far exceeds any grade
that they can receive. Let us not label our kids by an 'a' or 'b' student.
Because believe it or not children hate to disappoint anyone, especially, especially,their parents..
I am so glad my Heavenly Father believed in me,He believes
in me even when I don't believe in myself. He loves me,He died for me,and
because of that I can walk through failure with confidence! Because I fail. I
fail every day,Im not an 'A' Christian. I'm a failing student with a whole lot
of Grace that has graduated me to Glory!So now I'm a forgiven,loved and
confident child of God!
