Looking Forward to Summer?
I am too. We “officially” take summers off from school. We swim on swim team and spend a lot of time playing at the pool. But for the kids and me too, summer can be sooooo lonnnnnng and hot!
Meet Randi St.DenisAuthor Since: 2009-02-20 19:19:24Randi St. Denis, Director of Home Educators Encouragement Alliance (HEEA), is an educator, popular homeschool speaker, and a seasoned homeschooling mom. Using her degree in Educational Psychology, Randi works as a consultant to public, private, and homeschool families; providing teaching expertise and assistance for all types of children. She is recognized as an expert in the technical aspects of learning that allow every type of child, from special needs to gifted, the opportunity to learn well. Randi and her husband have homeschooled their seven children for the past 22 years; six of whom have gone on to college. The youngest is currently homeschooling. |
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Randi St.Denis's Articles:
Where the Really Good Reading Materials Are
Have you ever thought about having your child read the classics but didn’t know where to begin?
Reading Books – Meeting New People
Reading good books is like meeting new people. You can travel through time and space and make the most interesting acquaintances curled up in your armchair.
Math!
Math can be hard. Monday through Friday we sit at the table next to our children and do math problems. It takes forever to do just one page. Sometimes it feels like it is the only subject we get to. It becomes a monster … a math monster.
A Mother’s Lesson
Our homeschooling mother example (maybe its you!) is confronting the major theme problem in rearing and teaching children.
Changing Mom’s Heart
I’ve homeschooled my children for almost twenty-two years. The other day I had a conversation with another homeschool mom, and we talked about how over the years we had changed as homeschooling moms. Our conversation started me thinking, “Why had I started to homeschool in the first place?”
Questions about Literature, Reading and Vocabulary
What do “Spelling Power” and “Easy Grammar Plus” books consist of and do they work? What good literature, reading and vocabulary programs are out there that will help with comprehension?
Will We Finish the School Year On Time?
Many homeschoolers live a lifestyle of learning all through the year and never consider what month it is. They are free to work at their own pace and not be bound by the calendar year. But other homeschool moms may have very good reasons to be concerned about finishing their school work by June.
Preparing for College
“You can’t prepare for the SAT.” Educational Testing Service, the company that writes the SAT, has worked hard to convince people that they cannot improve their scores by studying for the test.
The Resistant Child
A child may be hard to teach for a variety of reasons. He may be rigid in his thought patterns and resistant to change. He may find it difficult to change from one thought or activity to another. Learning may not come easily because he has weak visual, auditory, perceptual, or memory skills, etc.
