Homeschooling

Homeschooling is becoming more popular throughout Australia as an alternative form of education. Whether you are just starting out or have been homeschooling for a while, we highly recommend 'The Angel in the Marble' as an essential addition to your home library.

We (David & Charissa Scotford) have been homeschooling our 4 children for the past 14 years and have found 'The Angel in the Marble' to be an incredible foundation to build from as we raise our children to excel, not just in academics but also morals, values, physical and life skills and to be contributing members to society. We are very careful about the resources we recommend but it is with great confidence that we invite you to discover the timeless and proven concepts presented in this book.

We are privileged to be able to offer 'The Angel in the Mable' to Australian homeschooling parents. This book represents the best of 15 years of articles from the Elijah Company that were written in their catalog or posted on their website. Proverbs 4:7 says 'The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.' Our encouragement to you is to learn from people who have gone before you and benefit from their wisdom.

*NEW* The book is already a homeschooling best-seller. Now you can listen to it on CD read by one of the authors Chris Davis! One reader wrote, "I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE serves to inspire and motivate every parent to give the gift of real education to their child or children, and not to settle for merely.... schooling. The cost — the life and gift they never gave — would be too great, for all of us."

You can listen to an excerpt from the audiobook here:
Excerpt of Chapter 14: Identity Directed Homeschooling

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FROM THE AUTHORS

Homeschooling. Home-schooling. Home schooling. You will find all three representations of this word or phrase in the following articles. But, only because society has decided that it represents those who "don't go off to school somewhere".

The word (or phrase), itself, should never have been coined.

All we ever wanted to do was take back our God-given responsibility for the upbringing of the children God had given us. We wanted our kids around during the day. When all was said and done — when they had "left the nest" — we simply wanted to have had a relationship with them. If you looked for the kids, you'd find them at home; or, a place we had taken them.

We didn't want to "school" them. But, there was that law. "Compulsory Attendance" it's called. It's been around 150 years. Children have to go to school. That's what children do. They don't roam, discover, work, discuss, do real things. They go to school.

So, if we were going to keep them home during the day — and obey the Law — we had to "school" them during the day. Of course, we roamed, discovered, worked, discussed and did real things. We just didn't tell anyone. We said the kids were "in school". Now these kids are growing up and are wowing college professors, starting businesses and becoming leaders — while still teenagers.

But we say we are home schooling (or, homeschooling; or, home-schooling). It makes the authorities happy. That gives us the freedom to roam, discover, work, discuss and do real things.

Chris & Ellyn Davis
Authors