Catholic Education is "Life"

When we think of the word 'education' or 'curriculum', we automatically think about school and textbooks and tests and grades.

But Catholic education cannot be narrowed to mean these things. Education and curriculum are ALL the experiences our children are living. Everything we do teaches and forms - from whether or not we pray, to making the beds, to painting a room, to how we handle disagreements. The best way to bring about a truly Catholic education for our children is to live a truly Catholic life - to develop sound habits of orderliness in our homes, a prayerful atmosphere, intellectual inquiry into the faith and other pursuits, a culture of loving harmony, the development of skills and talents. Everything I permit or forbid my children to do is their curriculum - each and every event or habit, be it schooling or working or just 'living' is forming them - and preparing them, well or poorly, for their futures.

So it calls for an overall attention to all spheres of our children's life - to remove that which is unhealthy, to provide that which is good, and to live our lives as a living witness of truth and love of God - in every sphere, in every way.

posted by Holly at 10:48 AM