Our School Motto…
I’ve spent a lot of time this past week or so sitting at my computer typing up plans for the coming school year. Consequently, I’ve also spent more time goofing off and procrastinating by doing things like reading the Well-Trained Mind forum. This evening someone asked whether people had chosen a motto for their homeschool.
Oddly, we’ve never had a motto. According to one definition, a motto is “a phrase meant to formally describe the general motivation” of a group. So I’m thinking, what motivates my kids do get their schoolwork done? What motivates me to keep them home as opposed to sending them off to boarding school?
As I recover from a couple of very stressful weeks, thinking about the things that motivates both the kids and myself is beyond me. The best I can come up with is… “Do it, or else!” which doesn’t really inspire, you know?
I think my favorite motto comes from Terry Pratchett, one of our family’s favorite authors. He says,
“Personally, I think the best motto for an educational establishment is: ‘Or Would You Rather Be a Mule?’”
So there you go:
Faraway Tree School… Or Would You Rather Be a Mule?