Curriculum

  • Blog Posts,  Curriculum

    Middle School, Oh My!

    Middle School is truly my favorite age to teach! It always has been. Don’t get me wrong, it certainly comes with its own unique challenges and it is truly sanctifying work, but it can be so fun too! This is the age that our kids are coming into their own. You can really see their personalities start to develop and their specific interests & passions really begin to take off. They have a very real need for connection and relationship (both within and outside of the home), but at the same time they are becoming more & more independent. This is a perfect time to start allowing them to have…

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    Homeschool. How do I even do this?

    Second to questions about socialization, are questions about curriculum and how I teach my own kids. People often assume that because they aren’t trained (credentialed) teachers, they can’t teach their kids. Friends, that just isn’t true. How can I say that? I can say that because I am a trained (credentialed) teacher. Stay with me…I spent years & years and dollars & dollars to get more than one degree and multiple credentials that tell me that I am qualified to teach children. The funny thing is after all those years of training, I learned more in my first few months of being with actual students than I did sitting in…

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