One dictionary definition of community is “a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”. Do you find it interesting that this definition indicates that community is a feeling? Like me, you might want to ponder that for a few minutes. Another dictionary definition of community is “a group of people living in the same place or having a particular characteristic in common”. This is a familiar meaning of community, but I like the idea of community being a feeling (even though I’m not a big feeler).
While The Write Journey community does have particular characteristics in common (namely, we value quality writing and communication education for our children), we also create a “feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals”. So what are those common attitudes, interests, and goals?
We desire healthy communication within our families and homes
We seek instruction on how to help our children become excellent writers
We value quality books that allow us to explore topics and engage in discussions to develop critical thinking
We understand the high call of parents to be the boss of their children’s education - even when they choose to outsource aspects of that education
We find success in partnership: parents, educators, instructors, students
We long to explore creative ways to promote quality language arts skills
We recognize the need to support (not judge) each other as we all do our best - imperfectly.
We choose to focus on character training even as we teach academics, knowing that character matters more than knowledge
As we share these attitudes, interests, and goals, we experience “a feeling of fellowship” . . . and that is what The Write Journey community is all about. We appreciate every single family in The Write Journey community. You are welcomed and honored. We hope our community blesses your family.