The Adventist Home Educator

Motivation Monday

July 4, 2011July 8, 2011 RhondaLeave a comment

“In every branch of education there are objects to be gained more important than those secured by mere technical knowledge. Take language, for example. More important than the acquirement of foreign languages, living or dead, is the ability to write and speak one’s mother tongue with ease and accuracy; but no training gained through a knowledge of grammatical rules can compare in importance with the study of language from a higher point of view. With this study, to a great degree, is bound up life’s weal or woe.

“The chief requisite of language is that it be pure and kind and true—’the outward expression of an inward grace.’ God says: ‘Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.’ Philippians 4:8. And if such are the thoughts, such will be the expression.

“The best school for this language study is the home.” Education, 234-235.

Rest

July 1, 2011December 1, 2011 RhondaLeave a comment

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:11

Motivation Monday

June 27, 2011July 8, 2011 Ann1 Comment

“At a very early age children can comprehend what is plainly and simply told them, and by kind and judicious management can be taught to obey. . . . The mother should not allow her child to gain an advantage over her in a single instance. And in order to maintain this authority it is not necessary to resort to harsh measures; a firm, steady hand and a kindness which convinces the child of your love will accomplish the purpose.”

My Life Today, 164

Motivation Monday

June 27, 2011July 8, 2011 AnnLeave a comment

“Those who are seeking to acquire knowledge in the schools of earth should remember that another school also claims them as students,—the school of Christ. From this school the students are never graduated. Among the pupils are both old and young. Those who give heed to the instructions of the divine Teacher are constantly gaining more wisdom and nobility of soul, and thus they are prepared to enter that higher school, where advancement will continue throughout eternity.” – Messages to Young People, 171

Motivation Monday

June 20, 2011July 8, 2011 AnnLeave a comment

And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Esther 4:14

A certain day was appointed on which the Jews were to be destroyed and their property confiscated. Little did the king realize the far-reaching results that would have accompanied the complete carrying out of this decree. Satan himself, the hidden instigator of the scheme, was trying to rid the earth of those who preserved the knowledge of the true God. . . .

But the plots of the enemy were defeated by a Power that reigns among the children of men. In the providence of God, Esther, a Jewess who feared the Most High, had been made queen of the Medo-Persian kingdom. Mordecai was a near relative of hers. In their extremity they decided to appeal to Xerxes in behalf of their people. Esther was to venture into his presence as an intercessor. “Who knoweth,” said Mordecai, “whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

The crisis that Esther faced demanded quick, earnest action; but both she and Mordecai realized that unless God should work mightily in their behalf, their own efforts would be unavailing. So Esther took time for communion with God, the source of her strength. “Go,” she directed Mordecai, “gather together all the Jews that are present in Shushan, and fast ye for me, and neither eat nor drink three days, night or day: I also and my maidens will fast likewise; and so will I go in unto the king, which is not according to the law: and if I perish, I perish.”

To every household and every school, to every parent, teacher, and child upon whom has shone the light of the gospel, comes at this crisis the question put to Esther the queen at that momentous crisis in Israel’s history, “Who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”

My Life Today, 64

Rest

June 17, 2011December 1, 2011 RhondaLeave a comment

“For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.” Exodus 20:11

Recipes for Summer Fun

June 15, 2011July 8, 2011 Ann1 Comment

These recipes can’t be served for dinner, but they will provide lots of fun with the added benefit of being educational! With a few common supermarket items, your children can whip up some easy science “concoctions” while practicing measuring skills as well as technical reading and following directions. Collect and keep these recipes in a notebook or folder and create a summer activity “cookbook”!