I had the distinct privilege of interviewing Dr. Phil Hickman this week, which I consider a genuine honor. Given my dedication to homeschooling and my consistent message about the pressing issues within the public school system, it’s not often that I have the opportunity to converse with individuals with such extensive experience in that field. Dr. Hickman boasts a comprehensive background in academia, having fulfilled nearly every role imaginable, ranging from a teacher’s assistant to an advisor to the federal government!
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The environment you live and work in makes a huge difference in your productivity. We know and apply this to business environments but don’t always think about it concerning our home education. This week I spoke to Kristina Heagh-Avritt and Kitti Andrews. These two amazing women are experts in their fields and are teaming up to help put your home and school in order.
I don’t know about you, but the idea of having to teach upper-level math to my kids made me question our decision to homeschool. It didn’t STOP me. I decided I would figure it out when I got there. But math was not my favorite subject. Teaching it to little kids is fun! “How many red M&Ms are there? What happens if we eat 2?” type of math I can handle no problem. And then we throw in the non-traditional learner, and the math gets even more challenging to teach! My three older kids could take a textbook and learn whatever (even if they didn’t like it), but my youngest two, especially with math, needed something different. And, to be honest, I wish I had been able to do better in math with all of them.