The best way to Reach Homeschool English Success
How do you know when you have succeeded in teaching your child English? When I was homeschooling, I was SO anxious concerning literature analysis. It seemed like we always failed at reading comprehension and the review questions that were provided. I knew that I wanted my kids to LOVE reading, but I was still stressed about literature analysis. Every year, I wasted so much time examining Progeny Press, Learning Language Arts Through Literature, and other curriculum choices. Why was I failing? Why couldn’t I teach literary analysis??? When I asked my kids “How did you like the book? ” all I ever got was “It was good mom – where’s the next one? ” Any time I read aloud to them, they would laugh at the funny parts, plus ask me to read more (or faster! )#) at the exciting areas. Still, we never really had a good talk concerning the deeper meanings of the literature we read.
Last summer, when the kids came home from their first year in college, I felt like I could finally say I had succeeded in my goal of teaching them to enjoy literature. “For fun” they went to the library to get some reading material. My son Alex read what seemed to be the entire Shakespeare cannon; my son Kevin read C. S. Lewis and some Dostoevsky.
In the Spring of their Sophomore year, I received one more piece of evidence suggesting that I had, in fact, succeeded. My younger son established a Jane Austen Club at college. That spring he planned the “Pemberly Ball” at the college, complete with period costumes, decorations, and food of the period. It was a huge success! My sons both LOVE the Jane Austen books, and they really enjoyed the Jane Austen inspired Pemberly Ball.
How do you teach a love for literature? All that is required is to feed them great books! I may have been anxious when they were in high school, but I can honestly say that I reached my goal: my kids LOVE literature. Yippee! I win.
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