{"id":592,"date":"2014-12-02T08:58:25","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/?page_id=592"},"modified":"2015-07-06T16:50:29","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T22:50:29","slug":"the-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happyhomeschooling.com\/site\/the-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"The Constitution\u2014It’s Only Keepers, the People"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"DCP_4912“The constitution\u2014it’s only keepers, the people”.\u00a0<\/em>So said George Washington and how true it is! How can we “keep” the Constitution, that sacred document that preserves our liberty, if we don’t know it? How can this “marked generation” that we are\u00a0raising up defend it if they don’t understand it and have its words and meanings implanted deeply in their hearts?<\/p>\n

As part of our homeschool, I like to\u00a0teach my\u00a0children about the principles of freedom. There are many good resources available to use to do this (see below<\/em>), but the important thing is that we do<\/em>\u00a0it<\/strong>. Even an eight\u00a0year old can\u00a0learn the key point of each of the Bill of Rights and recite the Preamble to the Constitution. Knowing our rights is vital!<\/p>\n

One good approach when studying the Bill of Rights, is to learn the amendments one by one, giving stories and case studies for the children to judge. For example, when studying the 2nd amendment (the right to bear arms), tell a story to your children to discuss:<\/p>\n

A group of neighbors had a meeting in Mr. Brown’s house to discuss accidental shootings. It seemed that the hunting season always resulted in somebody mistakenly shooting their own foot while hiking, or even worse, accidentally shooting their own brother or father. Even with safety classes being taught in the community, it seemed every year there was another awful accident. Mr. Brown and his neighbors have come up with an idea to prevent another tragedy. They have decided that they will try to pass a law to ban private possession of weapons.<\/p>\n

Now ask:<\/p>\n