susancollins Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Do you have one and if so can you share your motto. Thanks Susan :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicole M Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Git 'er done!" I wish we could come up with something more noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Our motto is my signature: Perfer et obdura; dolor hic tibi proderit olim - Be patient and tough; some day this pain will be useful to you. (Ovid) It is a little tongue-in-cheek. We have what some would consider a very rigorous homeschool. I think it applies to life in general as well and I hope my boys will remember it when they go through trials. The hope Scripture gives follows: For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, ~ II Corinthians 4:17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 The truth will set you free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alte Veste Academy Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Charlotte Mason's idea about education: “Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, a life.†Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bugs Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Do all your work, children in ps are starving for knowledge!" :D Just kidding, but I am going to now seriously consider one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Practice Makes Progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdie Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Several years ago, in early elementary stage, my children decided on, "Be kind. Work hard. Have fun." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I think this will be ours: Audio, Video, Disco- I hear, I see, I learn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momma2Many66 Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 We have a banner with "There Are No Shortcuts" in our homeschooling schoolroom. We adopted it as our homeschool motto. It is what I repeat to myself and the children when things get tough or days get long. I got the idea from reading the awesome book "Teach Like Your Hair's On Fire" from Rafe Esquith. I cannot recommend that book enough ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingmommy Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 My new slogan: Civilized, not Socialized My girls don't care if we have a motto, so I decided to pick one that reflects the outcome I want to achieve. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Do all your work, children in ps are starving for knowledge!" *snort* Right now our slogan is "Hands to yourself and STOP HUMMING!" The real one, chosen by my dd when she was 13?: "I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it." (Pablo Picasso) We've toyed with choosing a new one, but the boys always choose to stick with this slogan. Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "Strength to Strength." It's from Psalm 84. We call ourselves the John Bunyan Academy, but nowadays (unfortunately) the poor old fellow seems to get confused with Paul. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayne J Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Does "Good Grief! Really, Kid?!" count as a motto? I sure find myself saying it alot...:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Our official motto is that of John Milton's school: Disce aut Discede (Learn or leave). Our unofficial motto is: Knowledge is better than ignorance. It's the usual answer to the question "Why do I have to learn this, anyway?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 “People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.†Soren Kierkegaard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Mom Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 "I saw the angel in the marble and I carved until I set him free." Michelangelo I got this from a book by the same name from Chris Davis, a pioneer in homeschooling and the person who most influenced our homeschooling philosophy. Homeschooling is a vehicle to discover the person God has purposed each of my children to become and I get the opportunity to help carve to set that free!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCoppock Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 We have no offical motto, but I always am thinking of Finding Nemo,"Just keep swimming..." My son would tell you it is, "Do your work!" It seems like I must remind him 1,000 times a day. PS teachers everywhere should be thanking me.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 We have two Thomas Jefferson quotes, because I love them both and cannot choose. :) "Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself" and "A little rebellion every now and then is a good thing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cani e porci Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 (edited) No official motto, but I do hear "So help me God" a lot. I suppose I should have more than that. :tongue_smilie: Edited May 12, 2010 by cani e porci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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********* Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 We don't have one, but if I were to pick right now, it would be 'The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom', from Psalms/Proverbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 I suppose our unofficial motto is: Life's not fair. But it's easier if you know stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Ours is: "In medias res publica". It's an amalgam of two different Latin phrases, and boils down to, "In the middle of things for the public good". Which is my way of saying "Civilized, not socialized", I suppose. Our goal is to engage with society instead of learning about it in a cloistered environment, through community involvement and service projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted May 12, 2010 Share Posted May 12, 2010 Life's not fair. But it's easier if you know stuff. I thought that was going to be "Life isn't fair [princess]; anyone who tells you otherwise is selling something." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJsMom Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I suppose our unofficial motto is: Life's not fair. But it's easier if you know stuff. :lol: I suppose our unofficial motto is: I didn't ask if you wanted to do it. I said get busy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillary in KS Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Ours is: "Si mater non felix est, nemo felix est." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 ad astra per aspera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karenciavo Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Ours is: "Si mater non felix est, nemo felix est." :D :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Our official one is Striving for Excellence. Our unofficial one is from my dh's dissertation advisor -you must work harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 We do a new motto each year. For next year it's Sapientia et Veritas (wisdom and truth). I came very close to chosing Aequitas et Veritas (Justice and truth), but I'm not quite ready to explain Boondock Saints to ds. :lol: Our working motto is "GO SIt DO" said like one word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 I don't know if it is a homeschool motto so much as our family motto "Do your very best, with a smile!" I say it a million times a day (though often as a question, as in "are you doing your best, with a smile?"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homeschooltoone Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Our working motto is slow and steady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kym Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "Do all your work, children in ps are starving for knowledge!" :D :lol: You crack me up!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kym Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "Do all your work, children in ps are starving for knowledge!" :D :lol: You crack me up!! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kym Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Gee whiz. Sorry about that last post. I'm still getting the hang of this.....:glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferB Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming, just keep swimming, swimming, swimming." -Dori, Finding Nemo This is my motto for me. I don't have one for the kids or our homeschool yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurad1125 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Our school motto is "You don't have to like it. You just have to do it." It goes nicely with our mealtime motto, "Be quiet and eat it." But you may have been looking for something more inspirational, hmmm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Youth is the time for extraordinary toil. - Plato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrtmama Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "OHMIGOD it really doesn't take that long to finish ten math problems!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ester Maria Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 No official motto, but I sometimes say לא הביישן למד It's an old rabbinical saying meaning that "the shy one cannot learn" - in other words, ASK QUESTIONS and don't be embarrassed to ask, because the one who is embarrassed will not ask and will therefore not learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 "Do all your work, children in ps are starving for knowledge!" . "Si mater non felix est, nemo felix est." :D :smilielol5: Ours is: Me transmitte sursum, caledoni! DH chose it :rolleyes: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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