For those of you who know me best - you know already that I take a very relaxed approach to homeschooling. I focus much more on LIVING than on "school work" - even on those days I slip into feeling like we have to "do something".
BUT - I was so pleased to read this today:
"Children should not be long confined within doors, nor should they be required to apply themselves closely to study until a good foundation has been laid for physical development. For the first EIGHT or TEN YEARS (emphasis mine) of a child's life the field or garden is the best schoolroom, the mother the best teacher, nature the best lesson book. Even when the child is old enough to attend school, his health should be regarded as of greater importance than a knowledge of books. He should be surrounded with the conditions most favorable to both physical and mental growth.
It is customary to send very young children to school. They are required to study from books things that tax their young minds... This course is not wise. A nervous child should not be overtaxed in any direction."
WOW! There's more - but I'll let you read for yourself if you wish.
It was written by E.G. White Child Guidance, Chapter 51
(Sorry - can't figure out how to link to it or I would!)
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This is a great quote. Thanks for sharing it. :o)
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