Is your vocation homeschooling?

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Another area that will help develop and sharpen listening skills in your children is Math. You have to try to keep on top of the grading and correcting though. Remember - the more children you have - the more challenging it gets. It also helps your children to be accountable. I have a good homeschool friend who may have to send her 8th grader to a private school now because her husband passed away. She has concentrated heavily on Math while homeschooling her children. I’ve never seen someone listen so intently as her child does. She should have no problem attending school because of the skills her mother helped her develop.
 
Many have also witnessed a laisser-faire approach to homeschooling but you may need to use parental discretion as to the degree of extension you utilize this approach. (I’m sure I incorporate it into homeschooling myself in bits and pieces). I am not too knowledgeable about this but refer to Sirach 30 and Sirach 38: 24-34 to remember to keep it within safe limits.
 
The main goal for our vocation in parenting is to form the minds and temperaments of our children to put God first in their lives. Does the school system do this? No. Does the school system enhance this effort? It will depend on the character of your child at their stage of development and the school. Does your child put God first? Parents must also put God first. Not achievement. But God. If we put God first - then all these other things will come. The activity in which we exert our strength and faculties to form our children to properly place God first by knowing Christ and his message is of the utmost importance. Parents should also sustain physical and mental effort to overcome obstacles that impede the formation of their children. This means avoiding unnecessary dangers that will negatively influence our children. The younger a child is - the more vulnerable he/she is. A mother is the one who starts their child on their journey with the Lord and has the greatest influence on their child in the early years.
 
A vocation to homeschool enhances this mother/child relationship as parents prepare their child for an encounter with the Lord that will spring forth dynamic occurrences with the truth about their relationship with a loving heavenly Father that cannot be shaken. A sense of confidence emerges as you gaze into your child’s face you feel God’s presence protecting, watching, waiting to inspire you with life-giving truths to share with your child. Your entire family evolves into the heros and heroines on the stage of life and you know you’ve been there along the way to help them achieve this Christ-centered attitude and masterful insight about life. Your children have their eyes ‘on the prize’ as you have taught them to always put God first. Why would anyone give this opportunity to immerse your family in the truth away when the child’s mind is thirsting for knowledge and meaning?
 
I apologize for any confusion this thread may have caused. I am currently trying to get it fixed with the administrator but they appear to be quite slow in responding. I will try to use the forum more wisely in the future.
 
To keep to the topic and set our minds on the reality of homeschooling as a vocation - When one chooses to homeschool their young children - they are accepting and living out their baptismal promises.
 
I have home schooled and am very pro-home school, but I don’t think I would call it a vocation. Our calling is to raise our children in the faith, and home schooling is only one way (can be a very beautiful way indeed) to do it. But our responsibility doesn’t change even if our children are in a b&m school. I’m not debating anything about home schooling, just it being termed a “vocation”.

Blessings on your day!
 
It is good to hear your feedback. The rights and obligations of most (not all) parents are inalienable. Homeschooling is just the best avenue I’ve encountered that helps us as parents become the agents to successfully meet the needs of our children to experience a Christ-centered attitude toward life. Christ has taken control of our parental efforts to homeschool and has elevated them to the potential of being a vocation (as the priesthood is). There may be other parents that can witness to their parental duties, authority, etc. to be like a vocation. Think about what avenues have helped us successfully foster the formation of our children that actively engages us as parents in the process.
 
I am a stay at home dad of two young girls. They are not school age yet but I really feel pulled to homeschool. My wife is a little hesitant, but I really feel that it is right. My wife also sees that there is not really another option she is just holding out hope that by the time they are ready for school she can find a great charter school or some obscure hidden jewel somewhere. LOL. I know that homeschooling is probably the best for our kids but that is the hardest part. (What is best for your kids?) Once that answer is given to you the rest should fall into place. (hopefully)
 
Let the Lord make your burden light. Teach your young daughters about Christ and the Eucharist. There is a God-given spirit in your daughters that needs to be developed with your help. They will show you this spirit and it will give you greater insight into meeting their needs. Make a list of what you like to do with your daughters and what your daughters like to do. How can these things be incorporated into your homeschooling? Convince your wife that you intend to meet your children’s needs. My husband didn’t see the need to homeschool until we went to a homeschooling conference years ago. Through the years, I’ve learned that my husband performs best when the community or outside activities engage him in a process. Will support from other homeschoolers influence your wife? The Mass should be the center of your endeavors. Each Mass will become a vibrant dance the more you provide for your children. Your children will experience this along with you.
 
One thing that is VERY IMPORTANT to know: I am a miserable sinner and have officially changed my name to “ZIP IT”:o
 
SarahR said:
I have home schooled and am very pro-home school, but I don’t think I would call it a vocation. Our calling is to raise our children in the faith, and home schooling is only one way (can be a very beautiful way indeed) to do it. But our responsibility doesn’t change even if our children are in a b&m school. I’m not debating anything about home schooling, just it being termed a “vocation”.

Blessings on your day!
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I agree. Making sure our children are raised in the Faith is part of our vocation of Marriage. Homeschooling is one (very good) way of fulfilling this aspect of the vocation of Marriage. A good Catholic (really Catholic… not just in name) school is another way. I have to say that public school falls very short of fulfilling the requirement to raise our children in the faith unless augmented with significant Catechesis after school.

Homeschooling is a wonderful way to teach our children. It has been a true blessing in our family.
 
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