Señora Gose's Homeschool Spanish Blog (aka "Seriously, Suzanne")

Would you rather "watch" this blog? Scroll to the bottom!I did not know about Charlotte Mason when I started teaching public school, which is kind of interesting because I have an education degree from a prestigious university for secondary schooling. We learned methods from all kinds of classes including Montessori, Socratic, Open Rooms, Classical, and all kinds of things that you learned, when you're getting a Bachelor of Science education degree. But Charlotte Mason either wasn't ever mentioned or, maybe I missed that class perhaps.However it happened, I had never heard of Charlotte Mason before I graduated, nor during my early homeschooling...

We had a chaotic week last week. Actually, just I had a chaotic week. My hubby and teens did great. I currently have some difficult relationship navigating that is taking a LOT of my brain space. It seemed last week, every single day presented me with new information about things I did not want to tend to, and that I was not prepared to process! Have you ever had a week like that?  I'm a verbal processor, so without talking it out, the drama sort of just lives in my brain, rent free, mind you, until I can usher it out the door...

How do we ask for help - politely, concisely, and easily?

Grab 6 flash cards and make some sentences. Repeat after me,

Wondering how to learn Spanish as an adult? I mean... REALLY actually LEARN it and speak it?Truly - the way you learn as an adult is the same way you learned as a child. However, here's the problem: You're not as committed! (No grown ups around to MAKE you do it.) So, if you don't have any children to learn with, (Truly, using See it and Say it is the BEST method for you!) I made a five weeks video set up for you - most adults quit something new at 6 weeks. So I made this just FIVE weeks,...

 The topic of the day is changing your mindset. When you learn something new, if you have a mindset that's says, "This is really exciting, I'm going to learn it," then you learn it easily! As simple as a new recipe!  Want to WATCH this blog post? We have it on SpanishGeniuses.com - Free Access. It could be crocheting, knitting, I don't care. There's likely a million things that you want to learn. From hatching chicks, to raising honeybees. There are all kinds of things that are happening in the homeschool world right now that people are very excited to learn. And then...