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Dear Readers:
This issue of The Way Home we offer you two great articles from two of our most popular and knowledgeable writers: First, Carolyn Forte of Excellence in Education Resource Center, offers Homeschooling the Late Bloomer. Next, Catherine Levison, Charlotte Mason Method expert provides us with Coping Strategies We hope you can use the information contained in these two fine pieces, both directly informational and edifying, to improve your homeschooling experience! Thank you for reading our publications.
Michael Leppert
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Learning a Musical Instrument Has Great Side Benefits,
Like Improved Math and Reading Skills!
Can learning music actually make your child smarter?
According to the March 15, 1999 issue of Neurological Research, students who were exposed to the music-based lessons scored a full 100 percent higher on fractions tests than those who learned in the conventional manner. WOW! 100% Higher!
Here's another statistic that might surprise you...
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Homeschooling the Late Bloomer
By Carolyn Forte
More than thirty years ago, as a college student, I worked as an aide at Carl Harvey School for the Orthopedically Handicapped in Orange County, California. During two summers working with severely handicapped children, I learned that "experts" can help and advise, but that the very best results come only with the efforts of dedicated parents who are willing to spend limitless hours with their handicapped children. Conversely, I learned that any parent who gives a school or therapist all the responsibility for educating or training his child, physically or mentally, had better seriously lower his expectations. One would think that this kind of information was a given for most homeschoolers. Most of us are homeschooling at least in part because we have rejected the "experts" and decided that we can do a better job ourselves. It is clear, however, to anyone watching the homeschool movement today that the "experts" are moving back in and therein lies the danger.
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Don’t Feed the Bully – Great Summer Reading
By Michael Leppert
This is an engaging book, perfect for children from 10 to 14, that deals with bullying in a humorous but thoughtful manner. Hannibal Greatneck III is a detective in the 6th grade at a new school. He is immediately confronted by a cage in the middle of his new classroom where the school bully sits – or is he? Hannibal finds mystery upon mystery as he traces the origin of the cage, its occupant and the instigator behind it all – maybe the real bully?
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Charlotte Mason Education -- Coping Strategies
By Catherine Levison
I have met thousands of home schooling parents and I find that many of their concerns zero in on a couple of areas. Quite frequently families seem to need some coping strategies in order to continue to home educate. Hopefully, the following ideas will cover many situations such as, burnout, physical illness or caring for a sick loved one.
In a Charlotte Mason education, and other methods, parents include so much more than just basic academics that it may not seem "okay" to revert back to workbooks, packets or textbooks in a time of need. Let me reassure you, it is okay. The key to using workbooks as a coping mechanism is to train each child how to maneuver in his book without any assistance. This is very important; it may be necessary to choose books that are a grade level behind your child’s capabilities in order to ensure you will not be needed to interpret the directions. Your child may not advance as quickly as when you work with him on grade level, but he is not going to lose ground.
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Turn Knowledge into College Credit
Homeschoolers deserve to get credit for all the hard work they do. college credit. How can your student build up an impressive transcript that documents advanced learning? How can you inspire your self-motivated teen? Consider all the benefits of credit-by-examination programs. These programs allow homeschooled students to earn college credit in undergraduate subjects while still in high school. There are two other big advantages: your student saves time on the path to higher education and you save significant dollars in college tuition costs.
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