Home School Heartbeat Radio Program

Mike Farris:
This week, my guest is Dr. Roger Sayre. Roger is a homeschooling dad of 11 and a family practitioner in Pennsylvania. Roger, welcome to the program!

Dr. Roger Sayre:
It’s good to be with you, Mike!

Mike:
Roger, as far back as Plato, educators have been concerned with cultivating strong bodies as well as strong minds in their students. Why is physical fitness an important part of any family’s homeschool program?

Dr. Sayre:
Mike, I firmly believe that we should teach our children to be a good steward of both their minds and their bodies. I like to illustrate this way: if God Himself showed me a building and said, “Roger, this place belongs to me, and I’m appointing you custodian. Take care of this for me, will you?” What kind of job do you think I’d do? Well, you can bet I’d do my very best.

Remember that the Apostle Paul said our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit. So, in a sense, we have been given the responsibility of caring for a building that belongs to God. We care for our bodies through regular exercise and good nutrition and adequate rest; it’s what God expects from us. Oh, by the way, our children learn best by our example.

Mike:
That’s very true. Thanks, Roger. We’ll be back all week to talk about physical education and homeschooling. I’m Mike Farris.