No, it's not the Midas touch we need when it comes to educating our children. It's the Homeschooler's Touch. It's when parents have taken the built-in job as teachers to the next level. And the recipe required to succeed in this endeavor is as follows.

*A touch of courage:

--to buck the odds as well as the masses,
--for getting up every day with teaching the top priority.

*A touch of sacrifice:

--for putting our interests on hold for a while (not a lifetime)
--for getting by with less so the designated parent can stay at home.

*A touch of humor:

--for when the homemade experiments end up on the pastel walls or in the dog's dish.

*A touch of spontaneity

--for those spur-of-the-moment field trips and visits.

*A touch of intelligence:

--to explain the different subjects in different ways to different kinds of students.

*A touch of patience:

--for when your student just can't understand.

*A touch of creativity:

--so the student will enjoy learning.

Mix well and wrap around yourself so you'll endear yourself to your child for a lifetime.

Still, when I think of it, maybe it is the Midas touch, after all. The years, memories, and the kids all turned out to be solid gold.