Comments on: Tale of Hawthorn House Blog Tour - The Use of Fiction in Education - Welcome Susan!

By: Susan Albert

Susan Albert — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 19:23:32 +0000

Thanks for all your comments. I really enjoyed my visit here–Barb’s and Josh’s questions were sharp and gave me a lot to think about as I was coming up with answers. One of the exciting things about homeschooling, I think, is the flexibility teachers and learners have when it comes to choosing the best learning material and making the most of it. I am so delighted that Barb chose my books to be part of her teaching experience, and that Josh has found them interesting enough to be a base for learning and exploration. Way to go, guys!

By: tribeofautodidacts

tribeofautodidacts — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:05:37 +0000

What a wonderful interview! I will definitely be looking for this book. ;-)

By: lvbirders

lvbirders — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:15:18 +0000

Dani,
Good to see you here. I am so glad someone else is as excited as I am about the use of Susan’s books in homeschooling or the classroom. She shared a tremendous amount of great ideas to get people started in the right direction. You are so right in that this is just the thing to spark interests. I myself am interested in learning more about the gypsies since reading Susan’s link in the post. Thanks too for forwarding the link and getting the word out to others :)

By: Dani

Dani — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:33:05 +0000

I was so excited about this sizzling post and all it’s information, that I forwarded the link to everyone in my address book that would be interested in it - from the standpoint of creative teaching and homeschooling! The BP books (and the Robin Paige series for that matter) are so full of interesting historic fact, I have to think any student’s interest would be ignited. It’s this kind of creative teaching that lights up young minds.

By: lvbirders

lvbirders — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:20:48 +0000

Thanks for visiting Karen :) Don’t worry about the double submit. I’m sure Susan and Peggy will understand and work it out for you.

As to your homeschooling question, my own family has experienced this. Joshua is my youngest and has never been to “school”. My oldest two, who are 22 and 24, went to school through freshman year and sophomore year respectively and then graduated as homeschoolers. My daughter who is 17 and the very reason we began homeschooling in the first place, went to school, homeschooled and then went back to school. She will graduate this year from a local public high school.

My husband has always been the wise sage in our journey reminding me that none of this is set in stone. We do what is best for each child at each stage of their lives. There really are no absolute right or wrong choices in educating our children, one way and one way only solutions. What would be wrong would be to not honor whatever would be best for them as unique individuals.