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EDUCATION ON *PURPOSE*!
... questions to ask yourself ...
... and a few things to *consider* while you're asking those questions! ...
1. What is your child's *purpose*?
we lovingly suggest that you read our article: A HOME*schooling Inquiry: What is Your Child's PURPOSE?
2. Toward what *PURPOSE* are you educating your child? (What's the *main* thing you hope to accomplish?)
article: The possibility of *THRIVING* (If you're only hoping that your child's education will allow her or him to "survive," you're setting the bar too low!)
3. Who should decide what constitutes the best possible education for your child?
a. "Scope" of Education: What should your child study? (Should parents simply accept the notion that every child should learn what some "experts" consider to be a "core" curriculum? Are there certain skills and information which should be learned by *all* children?)
b. "Sequence" of Education: In what *order* should subjects be covered? (There can be a *lot* for a child to study! What's first? What's *next*?)
article: Wha'dya *mean* your child can't *read* yet?? What kinda incompetent parent *are* you, anyway??
c. *WHO* should teach your child? (You??? "Them"??? Aren't there any *better* choices?)
d. How do you know it's time to move on (how can you tell that you're done with a particular subject)?
article: Are we *THERE* yet?? (Try not to get "TEST"-Y about this question!)
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4. How to deal with "INTERRUPTIONS"
article: XXX ??
5. What if a <shudder> *CONFLICT* arises ?
article: XXX ??