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Docta Ignorantia LII Homeschooling Teens for the Future First is the aspect of Divinity: help them to find and expand their own inner necessity. This will be their vocation. Second is the aspect of Humanity: help them to find and develop a trade they enjoy that complements their inner necessity. This will be their avocation. Third is the aspect of Community: help them to find and bind with a vase (for young men) or a base (for young women) who is trustworthy and respectful and will help them repay the debt owed to the natural parents by raising the next generation of children. This will be their public service. These are the three fundamental aspects of life. They are integral one with another. Each participates in the others and really there is no way to separate them. With these three fundamental aspects fostered, accounted and provided for through education, your child?s career will become a pleasing fragrance to God, Themselves and Society. And, being pleasing, they will be strong and happy. Built into the day of a homeschooled teenager is the flexibility required for conducting optimal education. At age 16 -- in the State of Washington -- they may commence college-level, state-funded trade training that can certify them at high school level and beyond. Before or after that age they may attend public school classes part time for credit. The intrinsic nature of homeschooling, therefore, is the real opportunity for a teenager to learn and develop from the precious array of educational resources provided jointly by their home and community.
Adwaitha Hermitage
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