We believe that the sole purpose of education should be to prepare children for the adult world.  So what subjects and skills are crucial to the adult world?

The things that generally affect our happiness the most are our faith, family, and finances.  These three great pursuits are what largely drive adults.  Righteously pursued, they bring us tremendous joy and fulfillment, but the reverse is also true.  Lost faith, broken families, and financial hardship are the greatest causes of depression and grief.

It was with these three lifelong pursuits in mind that Blue Manor designed a curriculum to help parents build a strong foundation early.

The Purpose of Education – 3 Core Subjects

We accomplished this by focusing in on our three core subjects: Physical, Intellectual, and Spiritual Growth.  These subjects provide the foundation for unlimited success.  These core subjects give children the best possible chance to achieve the three great pursuits.

Physical development teaches a child to be the master of his body and not the other way around.  Your children should learn how to increase their strength and endurance, adopt habits of healthy diet and exercise, and possess basic medical skills.  They must come to understand that they are the primary guardians of their own health, not their doctors.

Intellectual development is a combination of increasing your children’s ability to think and increasing their overall topical knowledge. In other words, they must have enough information to make rational decisions as well as the ability to properly analyze the information.

There are many types of thought: critical, objective, strategic, creative, and several others.  If your child can master them all, he will be wise beyond his years.

However, the greatest of the core subjects is spiritual development.  How dangerous is a wicked man of superior strength and intellect?

If your children learn nothing else, let them learn to love the Lord, speak the truth, work for a living, and take care of those in need.  Let spiritual development take priority over the other subjects.  As you teach, never forget the Three Great Pursuits and the Three Core Subjects.  They are the key to an elite education.

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Best Gifts for New Moms: What they Really Want

Not the traditional list! Some of these gifts don’t cost a thing, but mean a lot more to new mom’s than anything you can buy at the store.

To the Mom Who Does Too Much…

There was a time in my life when everything was in chaos, this is what I would have said to myself!

Baby Play: Newborn Exercise

I know I’m biased, but this post is just too cute to resist! Good for your baby too.

The Use and Misuse of Timeout

The hows and whens of timeout. If you’re looking for a guide, this is a good place to start.

The Ultimate List of Non-toy Gift Ideas for Kids

If you haven’t seen my contributor’s posts, you’ll want to check them out! Amy’s crafty and down to earth. You’ll love her style!

Teach Multiplication the Easy Way

My 7-yr-old learned how to play this game when she was 5 and her mental math skills are way beyond 1st grade level.

Sight Word Fortune Tellers

An old playground activity turned learning activity, your kids will love this!

How to Homeschool Preschool: What to Teach

This is what I teach my prechoolers! Get some new ideas on how to teach your children.

Cooking with Kids: Top 10 Recipes

Cooking opens a whole new world of learning to kids. These recipes are easy and healthy!

10 Preschool Math Activities

You’ll love these ideas I’ve collected from around the web, from Moms and teachers like you.

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Even this isn’t enough schooling for our Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan who said, “In all seriousness, … schools should be open 12, 13, 14 hours a day, seven days a week, 11-12 months of the year.” So even if the school day ended when the bell rang, it would already be too much, but then schools have the audacity to assign homework!

Homework steals the last free hours students might have shared with their parents, siblings, grandparents, relatives, and more importantly – God. Schools are making it hard to be pro-family and pro-school because there simply isn’t enough time in the day!

Schools act like they are the only thing that should matter in children’s lives.

This isn’t always the teacher’s choice either; many teachers are required to assign a certain amount of homework every night! And it doesn’t matter if your kids are already acing the subject because homework is assigned indiscriminately, whether there is a need or not.

This creates all sorts of drama in homes as parents strictly enforce the unreasonable demands of their children’s schools. Parents may think it is their duty, but I think it is a parents’ duty to do what is best for their kids, even if that means telling schools NO!

Schools are overworking our kids, highjacking their childhoods, and as a result making kids hate “learning.” Schools have no right to demand such extreme devotion; they are overstepping their bounds.

There are better things our kids could do with their free-time after school.

As I said in Revealing School, “Parents shouldn’t allow children to do homework until the more important matters of life are taken care of. Instead of asking, “Have you done your homework?” start with: Have you read your Bible today? Have you loved someone today? Have you said your prayers? Have you called your Grandmother lately? Time is so short and children grow so fast. Do not allow them to waste their entire childhood in the vain pursuit of “good” grades!”

Do you have any limits on homework?

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