AttachedMamma
05-03-2005, 07:06 AM
One day, more than a yr ago, when DH and I were discussing HS, I began listing all the things I would like our DD to learn over the next 18 yrs. In addition to learning to read (having a love for reading), write and do math, I listed things such as--
1) Manage money, budget, invest.
2) Self defense
3) Basic understanding of automotive maintenance (drive manual trans, change a tire, emerg. procedures)
4) First aid, survival techniques, tying knots, etc.
5) Gardening, respecting God's gift of nature, recycling, etc.
6) Good nutrition and health
7) Understand the real estate system
8) Understand our political and legal system
9) Learn to cook, clean, laundry, iron, etc.
10) And certainly a love for the Lord and his word
...and others
Perhaps these things are understood for many parents, but it seems there are a lot of people out there--male and female--who can't cook. Certainly some may have a love/desire for it more than others, but I'm talking about people who simply cannot put a home-cooked meal together. Ok, I don't want to get off track and make this post about cooking.
I guess I see my primary role as instilling practical skills and knowledge into my child...reading, writing and math are included in those basic skills. It really scares me when a teenage cashier is totally dumbfounded when I give them the odd change to round out. Sometimes I get arguments from them insisting I'm doing something wrong. How can a student get that far in the system and not know basic math? :hissyfit When I see stuff like that, I think: "Surely, I can at least teach my DD math, reading and writing." :O
Anyway (sorry if my post is all over the place), do you have a general outline of goals you would like your child(ren) to meet by the time they are finished w/their HS experience? Of course, this can change as time goes by.
cindi
1) Manage money, budget, invest.
2) Self defense
3) Basic understanding of automotive maintenance (drive manual trans, change a tire, emerg. procedures)
4) First aid, survival techniques, tying knots, etc.
5) Gardening, respecting God's gift of nature, recycling, etc.
6) Good nutrition and health
7) Understand the real estate system
8) Understand our political and legal system
9) Learn to cook, clean, laundry, iron, etc.
10) And certainly a love for the Lord and his word
...and others
Perhaps these things are understood for many parents, but it seems there are a lot of people out there--male and female--who can't cook. Certainly some may have a love/desire for it more than others, but I'm talking about people who simply cannot put a home-cooked meal together. Ok, I don't want to get off track and make this post about cooking.
I guess I see my primary role as instilling practical skills and knowledge into my child...reading, writing and math are included in those basic skills. It really scares me when a teenage cashier is totally dumbfounded when I give them the odd change to round out. Sometimes I get arguments from them insisting I'm doing something wrong. How can a student get that far in the system and not know basic math? :hissyfit When I see stuff like that, I think: "Surely, I can at least teach my DD math, reading and writing." :O
Anyway (sorry if my post is all over the place), do you have a general outline of goals you would like your child(ren) to meet by the time they are finished w/their HS experience? Of course, this can change as time goes by.
cindi