Now we're all homebound, I find myself tasked with earning a crust via working from home on my laptop - but also overseeing the schooling of my 8 year old daughter. Now, she's been given plenty of work by her teacher to keep her busy while she's locked in. But I can't silence that little niggling voice in my head (Loki?) that suggests that I should use this opportunity to teach her about norse mythology, the history of the dark ages, ethics (from a heathen viewpoint, naturally) and other choice matters.
Thing is, I don't want to fill her head with stuff that is important to me, but won't actually help her when she does, finally return to school.
I'm hoping that she picks up a lot of my own heathen worldview through what I playfully refer to as "heathen familial osmosis".
Bolton
Pagan-Heathen blog centering on UK-based heathenry but also covering wider pagan issues and paths. The site's remit has now been broadened to cover European pre-Christian history and associated spirituality (historic and reconstructed). First and foremost, though, it is a journal of my journey along my pagan path which is gradually evolving toward an animist perspective. The aim is to promote a positive society inspired by the pre-Christian and non-capitalist cultures of the past.
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Homeschooling - An opportunity to promote the heathen worldview?
Labels:
COVID-19,
heathen family,
home schooling
Location:
Bolton, UK
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