Señora Gose's Homeschool Spanish Blog (aka "Seriously, Suzanne")

My goal as a human is to help. The reason I wrote my own Flip Flop Spanish curriculum (outside of not being able to find anything good for my own classes) was to help homeschool families get some quality foreign language curriculum in their daily lives without breaking the bank. I help in other ways too: I help people find "their people" at the Community Homeschool Center we founded back in 2009 in Bryan, Texas. I teach moms how to teach....but I think mostly I listen and repeat what needs to be said to whomever needs to hear it.So! Here...

What's the News? My husband watches the news like a hawk. He is always ahead of the curve and informs us daily about the top stories. I regularly hear of the same topics two days later on the local morning radio station. Not surprisingly, he knew ahead of time that this weekend's homeschool convention I was so excited about attending would likely either be canceled, or shut down early. I reluctantly called GHC Wednesday night to let them know that Flip Flop Spanish would not be in Ft. Worth, to heed my husband's advice and increase our nation's chances at...

I often am asked (well, I see it on Facebook, so they MUST want my opinion, right?) for my input on the difference between homeschooling and other options. I was a public school teacher in that far away life that occurred before we had our children. I LOVED my school. I LOVED teaching. If we were ever blessed with children, we decided during that time, that we would homeschool them. There were lots of reasons. None of the reasons included "fear." Here is the list I wrote up about 7 years ago. I've edited it slightly for who we are...

What Conventions will Flip Flop Spanish Attend for 2020? We are SO excited. One of my favorite aspects about owning this business is the special travel times our family has been afforded, and the depth of life lessons our children have gained from attending wonderful Homeschooling Conventions like these: April 30-May 2 in Allen, Texas www.THSC.org #CalledToTeach May 28-30 in The Woodlands,Texas www.THSC.org #CalledToTeach June 11-13 in Richmond, VA, www.HEAV.org June 24-27 in Denver, CO with CHEC https://www.rockymountainhomeschoolconference.com/ July 24-25 in Atlanta, GA with https://www.southeasthomeschoolexpo.com/  

Homeschooling parents always face a harrowing choice at Christmas (or any gift) time... Do we give our children experiences, educational, life enriching items and events? Or do we stick with the items we know they will like for the moment. In short: are we looking for a great reaction? Or a great long term effect? Can we do both? I don't know. I'm seriously asking. Our five being of a newly transitional ages (but really, is there an age that's NOT transitional?...ages 11.5, 13, 15, 16, and 18... new teenager, new adult... new - new - NEW) we usually make...