They say mothers know best. And that every child should receive the right amount of attention during the early development period. But these days, where there are more working moms than stay-at-homes, some children end up growing up with yayas or other relatives, away from the supervision of mommy.
Not for Felichi Pangilinan-Buizon who enrolled her children in homeschool. Her lessons are based on the curriculum developed by the School of Tomorrow in the U.S. and is now being used in the Living Heritage Academy in Las Piñas.
Being the hands-on mom that she is, Felichi makes sure that her children understands and enjoys the curriculum. She teaches not only the basic subjects like Math, English and Reading but life skills as well.
For Felichi, homeschooling is a more complete way of raising their children through individualized instruction. “What’s important is you’re able to give them focused attention,” she explains.
Homeschooling is a way of teaching children inside of their homes rather than in a regular private or public school. Usually, motivations for homeschool include the kind of learning environment, the religion, the location and convenience of studying at home, or family reasons, among others.
It is widely accepted in countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States. In the Philippines, it is slowly making its way in. In fact, homeschooling is accredited by the Department of Education.
Teacher mommy!
Felichi’s eldest daughter Tahnee is now in high school. She graduated from homeschool and is now helping out her mom in teaching her younger siblings.
“The advantage of homeschooling is you get to be close to your family more,” Tahnee says.
“I enjoy doing Math with my mama because it’s fun like playing,” daughter Kyla quips.
Felichi also gets very creative in her lessons. She involves her children in role playing for Bible lessons. “We do true-to-life dramatization of our stories.”
She adds, “At home in the kitchen we learn fractions when we bake. I also teach them how to take care of their own things, how to do chores.”
More than the curricula
“Mama taught me how to treat people equally…how to be a good kuya to my younger siblings and to pray to God everyday,” Josh boasts.
“The best lesson my mama taught me is to fear the Lord,” Tahnee affirms.
Felichi desires more than what the lesson plan can offer for her children. “I want my children to put God first, that they will love him with all their heart, mind, soul and strength,” she reveals.
Felichi is married to Dr. Jojo Buizon for 16 years. They are gifted with 4 beautiful children – Tahnee, Joshua, Kyla and Ryan. She also serves as co-host of The 700 Club Asia’s A.C.T.S, every Tuesday at 11:30 p.m. on Q Channel 11.
I had started having a desire to home-school my kids since I started just falling in deeper love with Jesus.. It comes with the territory of realizing that some influences are just not good for one's kids.
Wonder how this could really work?
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