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Home Again and Next, School at Sea

Judith Darling — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:43:14 +0000

It was nice meeting and talking to so many interesting parents during the 2009 home school conferences. I enjoyed doing all of the workshops and presentations and hope that those of you that attended were able to take home ideas and information that will help make the 2009/2010 year a good one.

Next I am off on a home school group cruise to the Caribbean, School at Sea. It is from the 6th to the 13th of September, and I am really looking forward to it. I am going to do several presentations and a hands on writing workshop, and then spend the rest of the cruise working on the book I am currently writing, on how to teach writing. Maybe I will see some of you on the cruise. Check out my schedule on the home page to link to the cruise, if you are interested.

Writing Workshop Follow-up

Judith Darling — Thu, 14 May 2009 01:43:22 +0000

I have been remiss in keeping up with my blog because of traveling throughout April and May. I did, however, visit with the many home school parents that came to my workshops and stopped by my booth at the conferences I attended in Cincinnati, Alaska, and Texas. The main topic of our discussions was the application of writing and language arts into their children’s curriculum in a meaningful and enjoyable way. I kept hearing “My child hates to write, so what do I to motivate him or her?” We all know how difficult language arts and writing are to teach, and what works for some may not work for others, so I hope that the answers I provided at the conferences have helped. If you have questions about teaching and motivating your reluctant writer, leave a comment here.