Brittany is a young mom. She has the common frustrations, fears and failures. The kids act up. She wonders if she's having a positive impact. She gets upset (but no more than her husband). Brittany currently has two little girls who try her patience, pick their noses and get incredibly excited when the rat takes a piece of hot dog from their hands. It's a fairly typical young family.
I mean, you have a pet rat. Right? Right?
And like most young families, these girls are learning at home. They're learning how to get dressed, how to not talk with their mouths full, how to identify shapes and colors, as well as how to play well with their sister.
But the fear lingers: Are the kids learning anything?
Brittany is happy to announce that, yes, yes they are! In fact, after many... many... many admonitions to keep her mouth closed while chewing, Brittany has seen some considerable improvement in the three year old. Brittany was so excited, she told me about it on the phone today.
This is home education.
And home education works.
Children all over the world learn how to tie their shoes, scribble pictures, count, sing, recognize shapes, identify animals and plants, attach significance to dates and so much more!
...all at home.
And that is why homeschooling is such a great option. Homeschooling is merely a natural continuation of something every parent does with the children they care for.
I've said all this before. But today I'm seeing it play out in my own house.
~Luke Holzmann
Filmmaker, Writer, Surrogate Father
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