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It's interesting you including Psalm 139. I love the Psalms, in particular Psalm 83. You can research them and get so much more understanding. I found when in a lecture about poetry, the poems always meant something different to me than the "authoritive" meaning of the poem. Tennyson lived in my home town, so his work was taught at an early age. It's a fascinating subject. We had a poet living in our locality who lived on the shore. He spoke about his poem in connection with his ever changing garden. I looked out of his window and it was the sea - no garden. as the tide went out, it revealed the craggy rocks, seaweeds, birds and many others things quite often missed by the mind that takes it all for granted. He got my attention. I returned and made a short film and then found I couldn't post it as it had commercial music on it.
I'm an adult who hates to read. When I was in 3rd grade my doctor asked my mom how I was doing with reading. She said not good. The doctor give me a book to read and I couldn't read it. The doctor sent me to be tested, turns out that I am dyslexic. I was going to a private school at the time. Their answer to me with behind was to have extra reading classes. So I had reading in class with my classmates, then I was pulled out of regular class to go do reading and then every Saturday I went to a reading class. Of course everytime I got pulled out of class for reading the kids made fun of me and laughed at me. Talk about still feeling the hurt from that. That was back in the earlier 80s.
That is heartbreaking. I'm so sorry that was your experience! I'm thankful that dyslexia and other struggles with decoding/reading with our eyes do not have to define or limit our experience with stories and learning. But so often it is mishandled in that excruciatingly painful way you experienced. ❤ Thankfully there are also many resources for homeschooling with dyslexia available now, too.
It really does help! I thought that was "cheating" for the longest time, assuming reading only counted if it was brand new information. I was SO wrong!
Do you have any recommendations for high school aged kids who are at a very young reading level? Thank you so very much for all of this information! It’s a wonderful resource for us homeschool parents!!
@crossfamilycircus this is where I would really first prioritize audiobooks for the literary input (reading with their ears). As far as reading with their eyes, consider adding graphic novels! Katie's video today shared some of the favorites her teens have enjoyed recently @lifeinthemundane and I share some nonfiction suggestions here: www.humilityanddoxology.com/nonfiction-graphic-novels/ My teen who is a very slow and reluctant reader prefers biography and memoir, so she is motivated to work her way thru those titles. Start with areas of interest with your teen and see if you can find a book on that topic in their reading level. But most of all, remember their literary education is not defined by what they can decode with their eyes!
Yes! I teach a whole workshop on textbook-free history (www.humilityanddoxology.com/product/textbook-free-history-masterclass/) plus I have lots of free history resources available at HumilityAndDoxology.com
Love this idea! What grade level is this for as it looks like it might be geared towards older kiddos and I might have to keep this in my back pocket for a later date
It's designed for elementary students primarily. I will be using it this year with my 4th and 7th graders. But you could use it with early elementary, too, if you have a strong reader, want to read aloud, or would consider the audiobook option.
@@HumilityandDoxology Well this is perfect for me as I have a 1st and 3rd grader but I can always use this if what I already bought doesn't work out this year and look into this more for next year! Thank you so much! Maybe you could do a video on a review later this year on it 🤷. I love the fact that the two subjects are combined.
@@NicholePhillips-v1s yes, I will have to follow up once we have used it for a few months! Here's what I've written about it so far: www.humilityanddoxology.com/science-with-history/ (also, I've interviewed the author and that episode will be coming out on my podcast this fall!)
I bought this the day I received your email. JUST what this history-loving, science-averted family wanted! And it arrives tomorrow. 😊 Thank you so much for the recommendation!
We love MWC and the games they include! Currently have 3 kids using the program right now - Math level 3, 2, and 1. We've also done level K. We’ve tried other math programs but this one seems to be the best fit for our family.
We have used most of K, 1st, and now just got 2nd grade. I tried to move my little guy to other math programs but he loves MWC. He told me when we returned to it that this math is what he calls fun. Hard to fight that 😂 Excited to hear your thoughts.
We loved MWC last year (K) and are continuing this year. Wondering what you plan to move to after 6th, when Kate will stop making them? Or which have you liked with your older kids?
Some of my kids have moved straight into Algebra after elementary math. Some.werent ready for the abstract thinking and we took a few years to work on problem solving and to review topics that were trickier. In my opinion middle school math is just deepening/practicing elementary math and giving all the tweens time to have brains that aren't too crazified. 😉 So it will really depend so much on the individual student for what comes in 7th grade.
@@HumilityandDoxology thanks for the reply! I get hurried trying to find the right thing waaay before we’re there. I need to slow down and see where each kid is once we’re there.
@@JessicaJosie I totally get it! It's exciting to think ahead. :) But you're right...so much of homeschooling is taking it step by step and being willing to pivot as you go! Enjoy these days with your young learner. They are such a very sweet time!
It's been awesome to see each book deepening and following up on past knowledge! And to see how the math foundation laid in the early levels plays out as the math concepts get trickier.
also, for moms trying to figure out how to choose the best math curriculum for their own children, this post is a great place to start: www.humilityanddoxology.com/homeschool-math-curriculum/
Hi! I'm so sorry I am just now seeing this comment. Here is the link to the Year of Memory Work: www.humilityanddoxology.com/year-of-memory-work You can also find the RU-vid playlist here: ru-vid.com/group/PLt7wgqzxNavmT_w0LunPfUG581qdiqamx&si=txrIlUSKbp8KG17C
That's awesome. 😆😆 I'm so glad you found me! If I had known that Bone Song was going to be so popular I would have taken it a little more seriously. lol I hope you find lots more homeschool encouragement here. 💗💗
I had settled on Mr D math and then RU-vid’s algorithm showed me you had a math curriculum review so with apprehension I clicked and then you said your curriculum of choice was Mr D. 🎉 Thanks for the interview and the review on the math
We used this all-in-one Shakespeare audio this past year which was *mostly* perfect except for a couple plays where the audio got edited funky: amzn.to/4cuZ0gb For individual plays, the Arkangel audio recordings are *fabulous* amzn.to/4cgwy1r For videos, I do have comparative Shakespeare playlists available here on my channel.
Hahaha haha! It says Friends Don't Let Friends Read Alone. Lol It's one of the Schole Sisters shirts. I wore it because it felt relevant to our discussion, but I didn't think about how the whole bottom half would be invisible. 😉
Great video!! My kids are not quite ready for Shakespeare yet, but I love the idea of your challenge. Loved seeing your daughter here with you as well, she did a great job!
I'm so glad we started when they were young with Shakespeare retellings and short pieces of memory work so that by the time they were old enough to dive more deeply Emma WANTED to do this with me. It was such a treasure to have this shared experience together this year.
Have you read Five Children and It by E. Nesbit yet? Edward Eager was very inspired by Nesbit’s books and the kids in Half Magic even start out saying they wish they could have an adventure like in Nesbit’s books. 🙂
One of my favorite homeschool books for highly creative homeschoolers is Creativity Inc. By Ed Catmull. I also love Bandersnatch & Lifelong Kindergarten.
