Great Debate

I have been enjoying participating in the "Great Debate" lately that is covering homeschooling blogs now. This has been an exciting discussion and I'm grateful to be apart of it! It reminds me of the different eras in English History when all the great minds would sit, discuss and seek truth. Since we all live in different states we can't sit down with one another, but reading each others home school blogs as been an opportunity to continue on with the Great Debate in our own sphere.

What is the Great Debate? For those in my sphere it is how to raise our children in the midst of Babylon. What do we give them and what do we need to take away? How do we prepare? The Great Debate is about a lot of things though. The Great Debate is a discussion among people of similar like minds as they seek truth and then seek to apply it in their own lives. There are Great Debates going on everywhere about government, evolution, Christianity, truth, happiness, human nature. Here is a link that simply gives you an idea about some of the things out there. These aren't necessarily topics I'm pursuing though.

Here are the links of some of those moms that I've enjoyed actively participating with in the Great Debate:

Heather

Misty and Cousin Ribby

Misty and Jennifer

Lazy

Karen

Celeste

Buzy Bee

Mrs. Smith

Kayti

Googs

Lindy

Rebekah

Stephanie

The Discussion

Okay, I technically I do not know if this is an "ingredient" with in the Thomas Jefferson Education model. It sounds like a good one though!

In our home we have implemented, "The Discussion." We've always discussed things around the dinner table, but now we're getting more specific. We have a bowel where every dinner meal (assuming there's nothing else going on and nothing else to talk about) we draw a question out of it. There are questions that have to do with core behaviors as well as current events. Whatever mom and dad feel needs to be discussed. Also any family member can add a question. In our home Alex is really good with discussion and helping the kids think about things. So I'm utilizing him on this one and learning how to lead good discussions!

We've based this on Alex's upbringing where every dinner meal his dad would invite discussion and challenge their ideas. It was a great experience for Alex. We hope to base on these good things to our kids. Thank you Ken!