As we enter a new homeschooling year, it’s important to remember that there will be good days and there will be bad days. Days when everything just works, and days we we all just feel defeated. But do not despair, you are never alone!
Whether you are a seasoned homeschooler or a first-year homeschooler, we’ve rounded up a few quotes just perfect for those moments you need a little encouragement and inspiration…
“Probably the most important concept to keep in mind is that our homeschools are not static, not unchanging. Every year will be a new year, with different dynamics, different possibilities, different levels of capability, and different external circumstances.”
– Diana Waring
“As parents, we are our children’s first and best teachers.”
– Cheri Fuller
“Education is not filling a bucket, but lighting a fire.”
– W.B. Yeats
“The question is not,––how much does the youth know? when he has finished his education––but how much does he care? and about how many orders of things does he care? In fact, how large is the room in which he finds his feet set? and, therefore, how full is the life he has before him?”
– Charlotte Mason
“When the atmosphere encourages learning, the learning is inevitable.”
– Elizabeth Foss
“Children learn from anything and everything they see. They learn wherever they are, not just in special learning places.”
– John Holt
“Self-education is the only possible education; the rest is mere veneer laid on the surface of a child’s nature.”
– Charlotte Mason
“Homeschooling is a challenge, a commitment, and a lifestyle of love and devotion.”
– Janet Tatman
“When you consider homeschooling, you must recognize that the fruit you hope to realize will likely take longer and be harder to grow than your anticipate. In many cases you must merely live in faith for the future results.”
– Debra Bell
“If I had to sum up homeschooling in one word, it would be freedom.”
– Tamara L Chilver
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