How To Homeschool- If Mommy Wasn't Good in School!

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How To Homeschool- If Mommy Wasn't Good in School!

I knew this wasn't going to be good.. Mrs. Treyton has coming over to my desk. Oh No! All the other kids were turning to see what would happen. “Come with me,” she said. With desk under strong arms we marched into the elementary school hallway. And without a warning, DUMP! All the mess of papers, and books, and odds and ends were strewn all over the floor of my Elementary school, and I was left to pick it up, and make it “in order.”

Oh how humiliating those days were, I can still feel the sting in my eyes and heart from feeling like “I just didn't do ANYTHING right!”

Unfortunately that wasn't all- throughout my school years I had trouble studying, and hence received bad grades on tests. Finally I was barely making it to school at all. My kinder teachers always told my parents and I, “Your daughter has so much POTENTIAL.” But, you can live on potential for only so long, before folks start to expect some results.

So, as you can imagine, when my family heard that I (of all people) wanted to homeschool- the questions came! “Are you going to be able to homeschool, you don't seem able to be a self starter.” “You don't want your children going to school in a mess!” “You never learned how to do your chores right, how are going to teach them to your kids?”

With all these strikes against me, I was wondering the same thing! Yet, I know the Lord called ME to homeschool. I love the sheltering influence homeschool has on a child. I love the hands-on fun that that you can giggle over for hours. I love the family bonding that nothing out there seems to match- not even family vacations or nights out at the ice cream parlor. I love the rooting out of discipline issues that happens during a typical homeschool day. “Old blue eyes” sang about my home state New York, “If you can make it there, you'll make it anywhere.” It is the same with homeschool! If your family can make it- being together in often stressful situations 24 hours a day, 7 days a week- than I with my green eyes I say “You'll make it ANYWHERE!”

There was one time when my childhood schooling went successfully. During a move I was forced to homeschool with professional teachers in my home for approximately 2 months. In that short amount of time, my whole world was changed. I wasn't an idiot, a mess, or a failure after all! I received “As” on my work, and had a happy heart (as I call it with my kids) towards school. My teachers liked me and I liked them. Math was (all of sudden) both easy and fun!

To be quite honest I am not sure what it was that made the difference so dramatically during those two months of homeschooling. Was it having kind teachers, having a one on one tutor, were they teaching to my learning style? I don't know. All I know is that I could do it! And with that knowledge I know that ANYONE could do it. It just took the right kind of teaching. If I can learn, than by golly, I can teach. It might take exploring curriculum that helps me keep organized. Or it might mean using curriculum that keeps things fun and hands-on. If you are someone out there who can relate to this story I want to tell you that thanks to the Lord “YOU HAVE POTENTIAL! AND..YOU HAVE THE CAPALITIES TO HOMESCHOOL!”

Evonne Mandella is married and homeschools her 2 children in Alabama. She is the Founder of the “Read Hebrew Today” Publishing Company and the School of “Wholesome Learning.” She is a frequent Speaker at Homeschool Conferences. She can be found at www.wholesomelearning.com

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Each Curriculum- (as always)- is Hands-On!, Easy Prep!, Easy to Understand!, and has a Beginner Friendly Biblical Languages Focus!

Bible Curriculum- Hebrew Focus

Wholesome Learning: Bride of Messiah

Wholesome Learning:Biblical Archaeology (OT)

Wholesome Learning:The Tabernacle

Wholesome Learning:The Temple

Wholesome Learning:Names of God (Hebrew)

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Wholesome Learning:Biblical Archaeology (NT)

Wholesome Learning: Armor of God

Wholesome Learning: Names of God (Greek)

Wholesome Learning: Fruit of the Spirit

Wholesome Learning: The Person of Jesus

Wholesome Learning: Paul the Apostle

Wholesome Learning: Proofs of the Resurrection

Wholesome Learning: The Reliability of the Bible

Who Am I? Who Are You?

Who am I? Who are you?..
I am a Jewish Christian gal who wants terribly for my children and I to live for God. I try and fail in my own walk it seems on a daily basis, but He mercifully calls me back time and time again.
I don't want my children to go through the "world's" lies and "fool's gold" that I explored for too many years. That is why I want so much to fill my own and my children's worlds with so much of the opposite. As deeply as I dug into that old fool's gold, is as much I want them to dig into the real Treasure- God's Word- and His Spiritual World. I feel a strong drive in me- a fight- for that wholesome learning that I so missed. I want my kids to be as excited for a Bible study and going to Church as I was for all the wrong things. I want them to carry this excitement for the Lord, and the things of the Lord into adulthood and beyond.
Thank you for letting me share so candidly- that is me. Who are you? My guess is that you might be my twin? I am not saying you have my exact background- but that you perhaps also have a heart- a drive if you will- for something better - deeper than the usual. Am I correct? Who are you friend?



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Big Idea- Biblical Archaelogy!

As many of you know I find great joy in making languages simple to read for folks of all ages. So, this morning I had Big Idea! It might be one of the most challenging so far! Want to hear it? Here goes!
Well, you know that over the centuries and recently, artifacts have been found that help to prove that the events mentioned in the Bible were true. What if your family could read these ancient artifacts in their original languages. I am thinking Sanskrit, Hieroglyphics, and Aramaic- that sort of thing. I would offer a pronunciation guide for each language and then use my simple phonetic sound it our system for key word studies in the portion. Simple enough for a 5 year to read, fulfilling enough for a Mom or Dad to get excited about.
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Well, I also think it would be so cool- kind of an Indiana Jones thing- but future scholars for the Lord!
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Questions- let me know in the comment box or at evonnemandella@yahoo.com Thanks!
Evonne