Mary Ellen Barrett on instilling a joy of learning in our children and why Seton Home Study School is adding more Read-Aloud books to the Pre-K curriculum.
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Mary Ellen Barrett December 19, 2017 6,438 Views
Mary Ellen Barrett on instilling a joy of learning in our children and why Seton Home Study School is adding more Read-Aloud books to the Pre-K curriculum.
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Christina Patterson holds that literacy can be found in everyday activities and moments and that we can teach literacy learning through the “little things”.
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by Anna Marie Jehorek | We’re still discovering the pros and cons unique to homeschooling one child. We’re learning what works for us and that’s part of the beauty of homeschool.
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The good news is that often young readers are not born, but made. No matter how old your child is...
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by Danielle Harris | My husband and I had made the decision to move our son from his private school to public school after two successful academic years.
Read More »Contributing Writers September 19, 2015 9,728 Views
by Debbie Gaudino | One unique tool is the parish bulletin - which can aid in illustrating how the teachings of the Church are lived out in a practical, local way.
Read More »Mary Ellen Barrett September 16, 2015 8,853 Views
by Mary Ellen Barrett | I love toddlers and I really miss the days when I had a bunch of them around. Mostly.
Read More »Contributing Writers March 3, 2014 15,138 Views
by Jennifer Tutwiler | These days, the measure of good parenting seems to be how care-free and enjoyable an existence we have enabled for our children. Children are expected to play with their toys, play outside, play with their friends, play sports, play with video games... and yet today’s children are some of the most behaviorally challenged in human history.
Read More »Contributing Writers February 27, 2014 12,426 Views
by Kerry Costanzo | Let's face it. In this kids-eat-your-treats-and-break-your-things world, it's every mom for herself. How many of you moms out there have faced this scenario: It's 11 PM at the end of another homeschooling day.
Read More »Seton Home Study School January 21, 2014 22,835 Views
Several of our graders and counselors in the English Department came up with some ideas to help students to understand the different kinds of “conflict” which students are to write about in a book analysis for high school English. We think this might be useful for all our parents and students when analyzing books.
Read More »Ginny Seuffert October 26, 2013 9,767 Views
Little learners still have to memorize their math facts— addition, and subtraction—and Mom, or in this case Grandma, still has to drill them. Each time I open Math 2 For Young Catholics to one of those long drill pages, I think to myself that it must seem like approaching Mt. Everest to a little kid.
Read More »Contributing Writers October 16, 2013 26,542 Views
Most everyone is familiar with the fable of the tortoise and the hare, but have you ever thought about what lessons this fable holds for education? There are always a few students who are at the head of a class—the hares. For them, the pace of the class comes easily—too easily in fact.
Read More »Seton Home Study School September 7, 2013 10,389 Views
We recently asked our readers to share homeschooling advice that they have found helpful or that they often share with others. Here are five of the most popular Catholic homeschooling ...
Read More »Ginny Seuffert April 8, 2013 9,136 Views
Some subjects require more attention from parents, others are solid opportunities for students to learn how to study on their own. The question is how much?
Read More »Ginny Seuffert August 28, 2012 9,990 Views
Ginney Seuffert shares her excitement and experience with schooling Pre-K kids at home, and the amazing edge it gives them in education.
Read More »Seton Home Study School August 4, 2012 8,569 Views
In the context of a loving, Catholic family, your child can start learning about the Faith and have educational fun through Seton's activity-based program!
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark October 1, 2008 7,651 Views
Parents often call our counselors and tell them that their boys don’t like to write. What many do not realize, unless they have several sons, is that most boys don’t ...
Read More »Dr. Mary Kay Clark May 1, 2008 6,676 Views
We often receive phone calls from parents who ask about teaching English to their children in grades one through three. They wonder why we teach English when it is not ...
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