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Home Schooling:
Combining Rural Living With Learning
BY LOU ANN GOOD
EPHRATA In recent years,
many farm families have joined
the growing list of parents who
adamently believe in the value of
schooling their own children.
Ken Sensenig, a high school sci
ence teacher and parttime farmer,
and his wife Karen, a substitute
elementary teacher, believe their
Ephrata farm lends itself to an
effective home schooling
environment.
After their daughter Kristine, 7,
completed kindergarten and part of
first grade in an area school, they
opted to teach her at home.
Not wanting to be left out, their
two sons, Kurtis, 4, and Konrad, 3,
insist “on having scliool too.’’
Karen maintains that “seeing the
light turn on in a child’s eye when
he or she grasps a new concept is
just as exciting as watching them
take that first step.” As a school
teacher she enjoys seeing other
children learn, she asks, “Why
shouldn’t I be part of the educa
tional experience for the three
Four-year-old Kurils Is the artist In the Sensenlg family.
His sister Kristine likes to play teacher. Her mother says,
“Kristine seems to have a natural gift of teaching small
children” She teaches them many things that she has
learned and even gives them piano lessons.
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most important children in my
life?”
The Sensenigs said that their
interest in home schooling
stemmed from living in southern
Africa for three years. While there,
Ken, who worked as a regional
supervisor for agriculture teachers
of 43 schools, was impressed by
the students’ eagerness to learn.
He explained that in most third
world countries like Africa, fami
lies sacrifice a significant part of
their income to send their children
to school. Students receive com
prehensive examinations, and if
they fail, schooling is no longer an
option. Ken said, “I question how
many American students would
pass those same examinations?”
The Sensenigs desire that their
children possess the same eager
ness to learn. So far, the parents are
delighted with their children’s atti
tudes towards learning.
Ken said, “It’s difficult to define
when school starts and stops,
because we try to incorporate all of
life into a learning experience.
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Home schooling allows more time easily grasped by children who use bottlefed an orphan lamb whose
for using creative activities in hands on experiences like measur- formula needed to be mixed. She
learning.” ing cooking ingredients and feed- learned measurements and time
They stress that fractions are ing animals. For example, Kristine (Turn to Pag* B 28)
Ken and Karen Sensenlg with their children Kristine and Kurtis examine Indian arti
facts. At one time, the Sensenlg’s farmland was used by two different Indian settle
ments. While plowing the fields, Ken often finds, tomahawks, spear points, and arrow
heads.
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