When your child enters the school classroom, the teacher has between 20 and 30 students to manage throughout the lesson. The key word in this sentence is “manage”. Classroom teachers have to spend a lot of time just managing a room full of learners even before the lesson even gets started.
Taking attendance, making announcements and [...]
Sono Harris, Joyful Mother of Children
For twenty-one years Basic Skills presented the Winter Home Schooling Workshop. Sono Harris was among the many speakers who made regular presentations. Sadly for us, on July 4, Sono passed away after battling cancer.
My wife Jenny and I met Gregg and Sono in the early 80’s when the home school [...]
There was an article this morning in our paper about the new math curriculum being used in our area. I cannot believe they are choosing a single math curriculum that is supposed to fit an entire region. How many teachers are involved? How many different students? All those different individuals, and there will be only [...]
