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

Here is an inspiring article from another homeschooling thread. Let's put away the old, the accomplishments and failures, and begin again. One word a day, one activity at a time, one foot before the other. Begin with a plan, and lay aside the luggage!  Lay Aside Every Suitcase ¡Feliz año nuevo!

Let's look at more failures: that's when we shine the most! There's the time I missed the memo of being the speaker time to a pretty BIG workshop at a Large State Homeschool Convention. I checked the program, and scanned it (with a COMPUTER, not with just my eyes) for my name. There I was: "Learning Foreign Language as a Whole Family" & "Learning Styles and Languages: Getting Started." Both on Saturday. <<Yes! Friday is empty! Nice!>> So. Imagine my surprise when on Friday morning, the convention coordinator   (and her assistant!) ran up to my booth."Suzanne, where are you?""I'm right...

I have three days left of the year. Let's share a few more "accomplishments." I made some wonderful bloopers this year. Not only did I make the statement in my classroom once this year (while throwing a moneda - a reward chip for speaking Spanish well - to a student, and overshooting my target), "Gosh, I'm high. I'm so SO high!" They all laughed hysterically, of course, and I then chastised them. "Did I just SAY that?" (Disclaimer, this is not my picture - but closely resembles the person in my head that tells me - too late - to shush.)  ...

Four days left of the year, and I have my WHOLE year (minus four days) upon which to look back . What are YOUR best accomplishments? I'll start: I kept all five children alive and fed. Let's see. That's the best one. Of course, my wonderful husband helped a bit... What else? I became famously good at saying, "Sorry, you're right." and "Good idea," since my eldest sons are gaining in age and wisdom and are super smart. And finally, for this year with only four days left, I made it through the year without giving up.   Is that your...

There are a LOT of ways to change up our homeschool when a semester ends, and a new one begins.Here are just a few little tidbits to read and help you focus your efforts in all areas, not just Spanish Learning. Language development is REDUCED by ANY screen time. This is why we are admonished as new mothers to monitor and limit our toddlers' TV viewing.... So, when you're learning a LANGUAGE... and screens inhibit language development, a screen should be the LEAST method used, not the MOST. Continue reading. You don't have to take just my word for it!...