{"id":4817,"date":"2022-05-25T21:59:16","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T21:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/education\/?p=4817"},"modified":"2024-10-15T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T22:01:32","slug":"the-homeschool-awakening-coming-to-theaters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discovery.org\/education\/2022\/05\/25\/the-homeschool-awakening-coming-to-theaters\/","title":{"rendered":"The Homeschool Awakening Coming to Theaters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kirk Cameron\u2019s The Homeschool Awakening<\/em> is coming to theaters nationwide on June 13 and 14. Revealing the freedom and fun many families experience through home education, the film takes the audience on an engaging and inspiring journey with parents overcoming doubts about homeschooling to create a new vision for what education can and should be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For anyone currently homeschooling, considering it, or even contesting it, this film is worth watching. And it\u2019s not just for parents. Students, grandparents, and anyone interested in the field of education or how best to make our future society thrive should make plans to see this film.<\/p>\n\n\n

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As portrayed in the film, many parents have doubt about their abilities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI never thought I could homeschool.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat if I get it wrong?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m not trained as an educator.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For others, there are misconceptions and stereotypes about homeschooling:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI can\u2019t homeschool because I\u2019d have to be home all of the time, and I couldn\u2019t work, and there\u2019d be no flexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI kind of thought that homeschooling meant that you were Amish, and you made your bread from scratch.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For still others, there\u2019s an honest reflection about alternative priorities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHomeschool was not on my radar. There were a lot of things I enjoyed doing while my kids were at school.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the film gets underway, a dad asks: \u201cIsn\u2019t homeschooling like public schools at home?\u201d Kirk Cameron laughs and replies, \u201cNot even close!\u201d  He reminds parents, \u201cYou are qualified to teach your kids.\u201d Then he makes it personal as a parent of six kids: \u201cI\u2019m responsible for what I\u2019m putting into their heads and into their hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Educator and author, Dr. Kathy Koch, articulates the substantial difference between remote learning, which was forced upon parents by closed schools, and intentional home education:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you were forced to bring your children home to school them, that is not the same as homeschooling. You were forced to use the curriculum the school chose. You were forced to have your kids on a Zoom call at 9:05 every day. Homeschooling is you are in control. You get to choose curriculum; you get to choose methodology. You get to choose what they emphasize. You get to choose how you correct and how you compliment. You get to choose the pace, and it\u2019s different.<\/p>Dr. Kathy Koch<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

She continues, \u201cYou know your children better than anyone else, and you love your children more than anyone else. You will be an excellent teacher. One of the greatest advantages of homeschooling is learning with the kids.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The film encourages parents to consider this alternative to traditional public education by offering insights from parents who have participated in homeschooling. This includes practical advice \u2014 one homeschool mom recommends parents start small. Don\u2019t try to cram in ten subjects a day. Focus on the basics that are necessary and add in something that your child loves. That\u2019s a good starting point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A homeschool dad urges parents to release their preconceived ideas of what education might be for their kids. And a father of eight explains that since homeschooling is much more efficient than a six-to-seven-hour school day, families are redeeming time together. Additionally, kids have more time to explore other activities that interest them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author and former teacher of 24 years, Anne Crossman, explains that the first question parents ask when making the move to home education is, \u201cWhat curriculum should I use?\u201d She advises them to make that the fourth consideration. First, they must create a flexible schedule that works for their family. Second, they need to think through their child\u2019s learning strengths. Third, they should a make a plan for developing a homeschool community. In other words, structure, learning modes, and community are foundational before picking a curriculum. Instead of leading with content, homeschool parents should first seek to create an environment and learning avenue that best matches their unique children. Connecting with other homeschool families is important. As the number of families moving to homeschooling has exploded over the past three school years, there are more homeschool co-ops than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Those who already homeschool are seeing their kids thrive. They have recognized that there is another way. You don\u2019t need a fancy degree. And there is no one better qualified than you to educate your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Cameron, \u201cIt\u2019s a wild adventure. It\u2019s freedom and creativity. It\u2019s parent-led education. It\u2019s training up your children in the way they should go.\u201d Cameron\u2019s wife of thirty years, Chelsea Noble, agrees: \u201cIt\u2019s about getting a new vision. What am I trying to teach this child?….Parents are the perfect people to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The homeschool awakening is underway, and this growing movement isn\u2019t going to let up anytime soon. More and more families are discovering the advantages of this individually tailored, flexible, family-time-redeeming, values-aligned educational avenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theater location and ticket information for The Homeschool Awakening<\/em> are available at the film\u2019s webpage<\/a> at Fathom Events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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