Category Archives: Learning

Examining education from the God-led family’s perspective

Y7DAZ?

Posted on January 6, 2015 by james.thorpe

Why choose to believe that a Supreme Omnipotent Supernatural Being would create the entire physical universe out of His own mind, from nothing, with no help, and make no mistakes, in seven 24-hour days? I mean, look at how everything … Continue reading →

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God’s One-room Rescue

Posted on June 15, 2012 by james.thorpe

For at least two or three generations now, most kids in the U.S.A. grew up in a same-age peer group. At school, we separate mostly by age until late high school. For swim lessons, Tee Ball, Drivers’ Ed, and Sunday … Continue reading →

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We homeschool, and I’m a teacher…part 2

Posted on August 29, 2011 by james.thorpe

Okay, I got a little carried away there on the last post. I feel passionately about how education works and doesn’t. Now, how do I reconcile being a teacher in a system I seem to oppose by home-educating my own … Continue reading →

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We homeschool, and I’m a teacher…part I

Posted on August 29, 2011 by james.thorpe

Yes, I know, it’s ironic, oxymoronic, and probably illegal somewhere, but we home-educate our children and my job as a teacher pays the bills. Conflict of interest? Lemme ‘splain. Let’s begin at the beginning. I became a teacher before I … Continue reading →

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Why we chose Home Education

Posted on August 13, 2011 by james.thorpe

The most popular response I get when people find out we homeschool is “Aren’t you worried about socialization?” To which I respond “Certainly. That’s precisely why we chose HOME education, because I don’t want my kids to learn their social … Continue reading →

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