Teaching the Everyday

My Philosophy

           What do ships, railways, miners, cars, government etc exist for except that people may be fed, warmed, and safe in their own homes? As Dr. Johnson said, “To be happy at home is the end of all human endeavour”. ...We wage war in order to have peace, we work in order to have leisure, we produce food in order to eat it. So your job is the one for which all others exist…

                                       --C. S. Lewis

This excerpt is of a letter written to a Mrs. Ashton, likely a homemaker.  Based on C. S. Lewis's observation, it is important to invest in education based around the security of the home: relationally, nutritionally, and financially.

 

Essential life skills include managing finances, becoming more resilient and developing and  maintaining healthful habits and healthful relationships, cleaning and, yes, cooking and sewing.  Developing all of these skills will provide the necessary tools for students to be successful in and beyond the classroom, and well into their future.

Teaching the "basics" of being a self-sufficient adult can have a positive effect, not just on an individual , but their families, communities, countries and society as a whole.

 

 Another aspect of teaching that is highly effective to teach in schools is that of grit.  I cannot say enought about developing a growth mindset in students (and even passing it on to parents and guardians as well!).  Watch this amazing TED Talk about "grit" by  Angela Lee Duckworth.