On Poetry: Homeschooling by Subject
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of poetry in homeschooling and addresses common hesitations parents have towards the subject.
Do you consider poetry to be a staple of your homeschool? Of your life? Oftentimes when the subject of poetry comes up with other parents, even the most enthusiastic homeschoolers will admit that they shy away from this subject. When I press to understand why that is, the answer is usually that they themselves are not excited about poetry. They consider it either intimidating or boring or they have had such a bad experience with poetry that they loathe it entirely. But poetry matters. READ MORE AND FIND LINKS ON MY SUBSTACK.
Topics covered
- poetry
- homeschooling
- education
Keywords
- homeschool
- literature
- learning
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