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Sto caricando le informazioni... Ten P's in a Pod: The Million-Mile Journal of a Home School Familydi Arnold Pent III
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An endearing adventure of the Arnold Pent family who followed an unconventional path as what some have called "the first modern homeschool family." In the early 1950s, Arnold Pent, Jr., and his wife Persis took their eight children out of public schools and began a million mile journey throughout the US and Canada together. Along the way, they presented their gospel message in churches, schools, and wherever they had opportunity. Central to the family's daily practice was in-depth Bible reading, study, and memorization. Their public programs featured music, preaching, scripture recitation, and always encouraged families to read the Bible together. The book was written by Arnold Pent III, the third child, who compiled it when he was 21 from his journals written as a teenager. A great story for those interested in home education, family discipleship, and evangelism. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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During this time, the Pents had regular family devotions. These were not just five minute per day sessions with a couple of verses and a quick application. The children were expected to read their Bibles every morning anywhere from fifteen minutes to a full hour, depending on their age, and then the group had half-hour devotions after every meal in which they read and discussed large portions of Scripture. As a result, they were able to quote whole chapters and even books of the Bible without active memorization. Indeed, obedience to God’s will was their prime motivation in everything they did. When Mr. and Mrs. Pent made the decision to keep their children out of public school, Mr. Pent said, “I just don’t think it’s right to let an atheist or non-believer have our children the best part of every day, teaching them many things that we will have to turn right around and tell them are not true.” Publisher Doug Phillips wrote, “Future historians may look back on the Arnold Pent family and describe them as the 'first modern home school family.’ Long before there were any state home schooling organizations or curriculum fairs, Arnold Pent declared his independence from government education and his dependence on Jesus Christ in the training of his children.”
This book, written by Arnold Pent III, the third child and second son, was compiled when he was 21 from journals that he had kept when he was ages seventeen to nineteen, and tells the story, not necessarily in chronological order, about the Pent family’s journey of home education, family discipleship, and gospel evangelism. It is after the order of Kathryn Forbes’s Mamma’s Bank Account (also called I Remember Mamma), Clarence Day’s Life with Father, and Frank Gilbreth’s Cheaper by the Dozen, but with a distinctly Christian flavor. There are a few religious ideas and practices mentioned with which some might disagree depending on their theological background, but these are minor. The only real criticism that I saw of the book was by someone who was “disturbed by the ‘Christian brinksmanship’ that was pervasive throughout the book” where “Mr. Pent deliberately and repeatedly put his family in situations--such as driving through a North Dakota blizzard with bald tires.” However, one man’s “Christian brinkmanship” is another man’s expression of faith. As someone else noted, the Pents often wondered where they would sleep or where their next meal would come from or how they would pay for gas, but they trusted God and He always provided. ( )