Kayla Meyers’s Favorite Writing Assignments
Now in my sixth year with the Well-Trained Mind Academy, the beginning of the academic year takes on a predictable rhythm. I review my rosters, update my Blackboard pages, refresh … Read More
Lines Before Rhymes: Teaching Students How to Engage with Poetry
There are a lot of things I don’t understand. Needless abbreviation in text messages, say. Or suspenders on pants that have belt loops. Even the lack of complexity in a … Read More
How to Structure Your Student’s Day
One of the hottest topics in homeschool community discussions is scheduling. There’s this idea that if you can just find the perfect schedule before you start homeschooling, then the whole … Read More
Learning Styles vs. Learning Preferences: What You Need to Know to Help Your Learner
“I learn best when I have lots of pictures,” someone might say. “I need to read the directions first; I’m hopeless with watching videos,” another person might say. Ask three … Read More
Why Your Student Should Take Advanced World Language Courses
Experiencing a second language no longer requires a costly plane ride. Our world has become increasingly connected, with cultures and languages deemed world now within earshot and at our fingertips. … Read More
To Stare and Say Yes: A Teacher, a Ten-Year-Old, and Summer Reading in a Pandemic
Finally, after ten years, ten months, and twenty-seven days, my worst fears were realized. After all of the inference-making exercises, cause-and-effect lessons, character-motivation talks, and vocally-performative bedtime stories, it had … Read More
When Homeschooling, Flexibility is Essential —Especially Now!
To say COVID-19 disrupted everyone’s schedules would be a laughable understatement. Between canceled extracurricular activities, foundational changes in home life, and the simple inability to socialize, our students’ lives look … Read More
Student Essay Showcase – “Homeschooling in America”
In this post we are featuring an essay written for Rhetoric Writing III by Emily R. Her instructor, Jeff Jones, comments, In her insightful essay, Emily confronts some of the … Read More
Walking in Really Strange Shoes: Students Practice Historical Empathy
L.P. Hartley famously wrote, “The past is a world country: they do things differently there.” As we explore the past in our WTMA U.S. History classes, we may be on … Read More
“Crafting” A Reading Response to Murder on the Orient Express
We sometimes have parents ask us, “How do I get my kid to read more?” One way is to have your students read with others — with parents, siblings, or … Read More