Question We wish to take our early teen child out of school and home educate him/her. Can we use the Robinson Curriculum? Both parents are working, one self employed. Our answer It will not be easy, but neither would it be impossible to start home educating a young teen, using the Robinson Curriculum, having taken him/her out of school at this late stage. However it is vital that you think it through carefully first. Ask some hard questions and give real answers:
RC requires a lot of self- discipline. Although we do not require it of a child initially, as s/he will need to be trained to be self disciplined if s/he has not already been so trained - and it will look different in the home-school setting to that of school anyway, we do need to be, ourselves, modelling it to the child every waking moment. Basically, RC requires the parent (at least one) to work in the same room as the child. It is not realistic to expect a child to work unwatched as the sinful heart cannot cope with that much responsibility, so young. Set:
It would not be economically necessary to buy the RC discs as the child is not starting from the beginning. But you can use the principles. After the basic principles, RC recommends these things which I highly recommend for good attitude and for encouraging a thinking mind:
I would never want to discourage anyone from home-educating, given the perverse nature of education in the schools at this time. However, teenagers are on their way to becoming young adults and if they are not whole heartedly behind the idea, there will likely be more resistance, when they cannot see their friends so often and need to be alone much more. These things are so much easier when the child has been trained to them for the very start of life. But never under-estimate prayer, and always seek God's will for you as a family. Sometimes life calls for us to be tough, for the good of our child in the battle for his/her soul. We need to bring up our children on our knees in much prayer for wisdom, guidance and strength.
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Welcome!After studying for an Early Years Specialism degree (B.Ed. Hons), and teaching in mainstream education, I home-educated my own children, after my husband and I were persuaded of the need to take responsibility for bringing up our children 'in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.' (Ephesians 6:4) We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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