One of the most compelling authors and home educating advocates is John Holt. I have read (well...skimmed) some of his books, watched old interviews of him, and tried to glean wisdom from his views and writings.
What is really boils down to is faith and courage. In this day and age we have a plethora of resources literally at our fingertips, and many more at stores, libraries, and organizations, not to mention friends. It should be easy to have faith that my boys want to make sense out of life and will work hard at it. It should be easy to have courage to let them do it. But, it is a daily struggle for me.
I have this on my fridge:
I pray for faith and courage.
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