Life Nuturing Education
“Education is concerned primarily with the use of life, not of things.” The Book of Life
God gave us life. He wants us to have abundant life full of meaning and purpose. Children may know how things work, have all the facts memorized, and graduate when they’re sixteen, but it’s more important for them to know how to live. Is life about making money and throwing parties, or is life building relationships and having liberty of conscience?
The blessing of home school is that we can focus on relationships. We discuss what it means to obey God. We consider the consequences of bad behavior. We learn how to think of others before ourselves. When the baby is hurt we comfort her. When it is time to pick up trails of toys, usually, everyone helps. When a countenance is downcast we pray. These are the things of life. Wisdom dictates that love be our motivation. My desire for my children’s education is that it will produce the peace and strength of character they need to live life full of overflowing love.
When I placed magnetic poetry strips together to read, “Seek life nurturing education,” I decided that fit my philosophy. Playing with my son turned into a blog title. Maybe learning really does happen best in relationships.
Renae,
AWESOME POST…very thought-provoking!! You mentioned THE BOOK OF LIFE series. Where did u find a copy of this? b/c I was looking to buy on. Is this the one where it’s written in 8 volumes or something like that? How is it?
Anyway, it is VERY easy to get hooked!!!! Enjoy it and let God have His way with it!
Deidra,
Thank you for your encouragement! I am excited to see what the Lord does with my attempts to express what He is teaching me.
Yes, The Book of Life is a series with 6-9 books in it. I have seen copies for sale on ebay. I found mine on homeschoolclassifieds.com. You may also want to look at the link I just added to Amazon.
FACE recommends the earlier editions. Mine is from the 1960s and I have enjoyed it. The first volume is a beginning reader. We used Vol. 2 for our Bible this year. It was wonderful! It begins with Bible geography and ends with a review of Israel’s history. Volumes 3-8 are literally the King James Bible beginning in Genesis formatted like a story book with paintings and extra historical insights. Vol. 9 (of my set) is the Bible Educators Index. It includes Bible reading courses, poems, hymn stories, art studies, and so much more. I found the quote that inspired this post in a chapter called, “The Bible and Education.”
I hope that helps. Best wishes in finding a nice set!
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