He Inspired Us
Posted on August 12, 2007
Filed Under Parenting
Before he passed away last month, Dr. Raymond Moore influenced more lives than he could have ever imagined. Often referred to as “the father of the modern-day home school movement,” Dr. Moore spoke eloquently and pasisonately about the need for parents to be more active in their child’s education, ultimately inspiring tens of thousands of Dads and Moms to take the responsibility for the formal teaching of their children.
Dena and I are among those who heeded Dr. Moore’s call, and we were influenced heavily by his appearances on Focus on the Family back in the early 1980s. In a few days we send our oldest off to college - and we home schooled him from the start. Educating our kids is time and energy intensive, and it costs us financially, too. We believe it was - and is - worth every bit of the work and effort. We’re not “evangelistic” home schoolers, though - it isn’t right for every child, nor for every parent. We’ve got a lot of friends with kids in public and private school, and we render no judgment whatsoever.
Today’s broadcast is for every parent, as Dr. Moore’s thoughts in this interview have less to do with home educating children and more about practical ways every parent can become more involved in those daily “teachable moments,” and his advice in this program is relevant to every family.
Regardless of your choice of education for your kids, take Dr. Moore’s advice and become more of a teacher, formal or informal, as you guide your child to maturity. That’s why we’re parents, right, so we can help our kids to adulthood?
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