Learning is a Treasure

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

Chinese Proverb

Competent, Caring, Literate, & Happy People

“We can get too easily bogged down in the academic part of homeschooling, a relatively minor part of the whole, which is to raise competent, caring, literate, happy people.” 

Diane Flynn Keith

The Lessons of Life

"The home is the first and most effective place to learn the lessons of life: truth, honor, virtue, self-control, the value of education, honest work, and the purpose and privilege of life. Nothing can take the place of home in rearing and teaching children, and no other success can compensate for failure in the home."

David McKay

Influencing a Child's Character

"Nothing is considered small which has to do with influencing a child's developing character. Character building certainly begins at home. It is nourished and applied there. . .It is in early years that the beauty of honesty, courage, and fair dealing with each other is best received."

Thelma Beem, The Dignity of a Child
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Good Discipline Felt by the Family

"If in love and justice the parent leads out in the situations that arise in the home, good discipline will be felt by the family. The word discipline comes from the same root word as disciple. Through real leadership we as parents can give our children worthwhile ideals, values, and moral principles to build on. our children must have leaders to follow if they are to be disciples."

Thelma Beem, The Dignity of a Child
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