Character and Homeschooling

We have been homeschooling our four children for about nine weeks now, and I am quickly learning that this is no easy job (I think I knew that before I started though). Each day is an adventure. Trying to keep them motivated and myself motivated too. Matt said that they should have substitutes for homeschooling parents too. Great idea!

The kids favorite part of school is when we do our "Character Study". It is a great little book that tells a story while the kids color a picture - each week focusing on a different character like contentment, kindness, or patience. The book is called, "A Child's Book of Character Building".

Developing the character of our children is one of my greatest challenges....plus we have to be a good example too. =) I watched a great movie last night that was very inspiring as I think about teaching about character. The movie was called, "The Emperor's Club". It is about a teacher who challenges his students at an all boy's school. One quote near the end of the movie really caught my attention, "It is a teachers burden always to hope that with learning a boy's character might be changed and so the destiny a man."

Hard to believe that before we know it our little boys and girls will become men and women! May what they learn now help them in their journey!