Third, she must never subsidized her sons laziness. Masculine inertia is difficult for anyone to deal with, and the aversion which many boys have to academic rigor is renowned. But educational laziness is the mother of poverty and sloth. Whether it involves homework from a Christian school, or the schoolwork supervised at home by a homeschooling mother, the word which should characterize the academic activity of the home is industry . Homeschooling mothers, in particular, have to check the work being done against an objective standard.
Boys can work much harder than they say they can.
In all this, under the father's supervision, the mother can equip her sons to rise up and call her blessed. For comments contact the editor . For copyright info please see the credits page.