Monday, October 25, 2010

Famous Homeschoolers

Not a complete list, by any means, but interesting!
PRESIDENTS

James Madison
George Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Andrew Jackson
James Garfield

ARTISTS

Leonardo da Vinci
Andrew Wyeth
Claude Monet
Grandma Moses

INVENTORS

Alexander Graham Bell
Thomas Edison
Eli Whitney
Wright Brothers

MILITARY LEADERS

George Patton
Douglas MacArthur
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson

WRITERS

Agatha Christie (pictured above)
Samuel Clemens
Charles Dickens
Robert Frost
C.S. Lewis
Beatrix Potter

ENTERTAINERS

Louis Armstrong
The Jonas Brothers
Frankie Muniz
Whoopi Goldberg
Hanson
Charlie Chaplin
Jennifer Love Hewitt

OTHER HISTORICAL FIGURES

Benjamin Franklin
Ansel Adams
Margaret Mead
Albert Schweitzer
Frank Lloyd Wright
Sandra Day O’Connor
Winston Churchill
George Washington Carver
Albert Einstein
Booker T. Washington
Joan of Arc
Brigham Young
Pierre du Pont


Wow! I'm shocked at some of the names on this list, and at the same time, not shocked. I'm pretty sure that having the freedom to pursue what interests you and develops your own God-given talents has a determining effect on your success.

1 comment:

  1. my mom and i were looking through some old letters from my great grandfather, a couple of years ago and were surprised to learn that he was homeschooled by his mother. my own grandmother was a school teacher, who early on in her career, had a kindergarten in her home. she wanted to send me to her alma mater to become a teacher... i wish that she could know that i ended up being one, anyway! but, then, maybe she does know.

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