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

I often am asked (well, I see it on Facebook, so they MUST want my opinion, right?) for my input on the difference between homeschooling and other options. I was a public school teacher in that far away life that occurred before we had our children. I LOVED my school. I LOVED teaching. If we were ever blessed with children, we decided during that time, that we would homeschool them. There were lots of reasons. None of the reasons included "fear." Here is the list I wrote up about 7 years ago. I've edited it slightly for who we are...

What Conventions will Flip Flop Spanish Attend for 2020? We are SO excited. One of my favorite aspects about owning this business is the special travel times our family has been afforded, and the depth of life lessons our children have gained from attending wonderful Homeschooling Conventions like these: April 30-May 2 in Allen, Texas www.THSC.org #CalledToTeach May 28-30 in The Woodlands,Texas www.THSC.org #CalledToTeach June 11-13 in Richmond, VA, www.HEAV.org June 24-27 in Denver, CO with CHEC https://www.rockymountainhomeschoolconference.com/ July 24-25 in Atlanta, GA with https://www.southeasthomeschoolexpo.com/  

Homeschooling parents always face a harrowing choice at Christmas (or any gift) time... Do we give our children experiences, educational, life enriching items and events? Or do we stick with the items we know they will like for the moment. In short: are we looking for a great reaction? Or a great long term effect? Can we do both? I don't know. I'm seriously asking. Our five being of a newly transitional ages (but really, is there an age that's NOT transitional?...ages 11.5, 13, 15, 16, and 18... new teenager, new adult... new - new - NEW) we usually make...

Homeschooling Hacks: SIMPLIFY! After about 6 years of homeschooling, and all five were in the mix, K-6th grade, I realized we pretty much answered the same questions about everything we read. So I typed it up! We have used this little worksheet for years, with just a few adjustments. I've shared with pretty much every new homeschooler who asked me for it.... and then I forgot about it for a while (though we still use it weekly!) It has helped give the children "jumping off points" for narration (Charlotte Mason Style), writing their own creative stories, book reports, and basic...

I'm always looking at the WHY behind people do ANYthing. I think that's one of the main reasons families actually learn Spanish from my products - I wanted to know WHY people learn and WHY they don't. Well. I'll get to that later. That's sort of its own blogpost, really. This blogpost is about WHY I care about Flip Flop Spanish winning Practical Homeschooling's Reader Awards. Again! (Last year, we received third, and I was STILL thrilled. But this year, the thrill is higher.) There are truly only three reasons I do anything. 1) To show love to another. 2)...