Betsy, Author at Family Style Schooling

Challenge Assignment Tracker – Keeping Up With Your Student

One of the most challenging aspects of being a parent of a student in the Classical Conversations Challenge program is communicating with them. Finding the balance between helicopter mom and totally hands off is tough. Even when I have been the director of my child’s program, there have been times where we look at each other…

Let Budding Readers Have a Say in What They Read

Reading is one of the highest priorities in my home school. If a child can read, they are equipped with a tool to learn anything they desire. That’s easier said than done sometimes. My three children all have had a different journey to a love of savoring great books. The first found reading easy, but…

A Mother Must – Memorizing Scripture: Matters of the Heart

I haven’t continued memorizing scripture like I did when I was young. Hiding God’s Word in your heart is a must for a mother. Recently at the THSC Convention, every scripture that was quoted sparked a song I had learned when I was young to memorize the verse. I was thankful that those verses were…

Gearing Up for Going Back to School

It’s almost time to get back to school. I can’t believe the summer is almost over. The kids have enjoyed the easier days of summer, but I think we’re all looking forward to getting back to the routine of learning together. We are so spoiled with resources. It’s such a blessing to be able to…

Great Texas Getaway – Galveston Island Retreat

We love to travel as a family. Since we took a long trip in the fall to go visit my sister in Boston, we decided we might need to keep our travels simple this summer and stay in Texas. We headed to Kemah, TX earlier this summer, and we came back to the Texas coast…