Don’t tell your teens: the Boomerang book club experience at Brave Writer isn’t just about having fun reading and chatting with new friends online. The deep reading experience we offer includes benefits your high schoolers don’t even know they’re getting!
Plus a FREE digital copy of our language arts guide based on the book selection for the month is provided.
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May’s selection for the Boomerang Book Club (ages 13-18) is The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros.
A series of poetic vignettes about the life of Esperanza Cordero, a young Latina girl living in Chicago. The oldest child of a family that moves from one apartment to the next, Esperanza finds her voice as she navigates a world filled with joy and heartbreak. Available as an audiobook read by the author.
Caveat: Please remember that you’re the parent. If you have doubts about the content of a particular book, please check the reviews of the novel or read it for yourself first. Pouch and Boomerang books in particular may include sexuality, graphic language, and mature themes.
Also starting in May are our Arrow and Pouch Book Clubs.
Brave Writer’s online Pouch Book Club is for middle schoolers who want to discuss novels with their peers, who are ready to learn the art of thinking and writing simultaneously all while excited about a great story!
and a safe place to have interactions online about a common interest: books!
Plus a FREE digital copy of our language arts guide based on the book selection for the month.
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May’s selection for the Pouch Book Club (ages 11-14) is Shakespeare’s Scribe by Gary Blackwood.
When an outbreak of the deadly Black Plague closes the Globe Theatre, William Shakespeare’s acting troupe sets off on a tour of England. Widge, the orphan-turned-actor, knows that he’ll be useful on the trip. Not only does he love the stage, but his knack for a unique shorthand has proven him one of the most valuable apprentices in the troupe. But then a mysterious man appears, claiming to know a secret from Widge’s past-a secret that may forever force him from the theatre he loves.—Amazon
Caveat: Please remember that you’re the parent. If you have doubts about the content of a particular book, please check the reviews of the novel or read it for yourself first. Pouch and Boomerang books in particular may include sexuality, graphic language, and mature themes.
Also starting in May are our Arrow and Boomerang Book Clubs.
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It’s that time when our thoughts turn to the upcoming school year. Are you curious what that year will look like?
Curiosity—both yours and your kids’—is at the core of a thriving homeschool.
You know how it can be: sometimes homeschool can feel like dragging an unwilling child through the grocery store. We’ve all been there. Complaining, boredom, acting out. You want to get things done and invest time and money—and your kids couldn’t care less.
How can you tap into the curiosity that sparks interest and passion for learning?
After all, curiosity is the magic pixie dust that
Gets our neurons firing (suddenly it’s like a pinball machine in our brains!)
Propels us over hurdles of implementation (we’re motivated to get supplies, do research)
Keeps the momentum going when normally we’d get tired (our attention span is longer when we’re interested)
Gives us superhuman speed and urgency (how often does your child say about a project they’ve devised, “But Mom, I need to do this NOW!”)
You could ask your kids to research something YOU think is important, or you could notice what sparks an interest for them. Get curious about what makes them tick. Learning and writing about how dogs are trained to be service animals is going to teach writing and research skills as well as any textbook-chosen topic. Probably better.
Our online class offerings are designed to spark curiosity and embrace your child’s take on the world. Even within our broad topics like Nature Journaling, we give our students the opportunity to dial into their obsessions. To do a deep dive into something that fascinates them.
Across the board, our Brave Writer students are learning to write on their own terms. And that’s how we find they learn best.
Summer/Fall Registration opens June 3 at noon Eastern. Yes, it’s true! Are you ready to kickstart a writing journey, Brave Writer style?
We’ve combined summer and fall registration into one earlier start date this year. Be sure to nab the fall classes you want when registration opens. Popular classes fill quickly!
If you have questions about which class is right for your child, we invite you to send an email to our Help Desk (help@bravewriter.com). Our friendly, knowledgeable staff will be glad to give you suggestions that are just right for your family!
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In other words: your allegiance to a method that doesn’t get you to your goal means you’ve made the method the goal and lost sight of your true goal—whatever that may be!
Love of learning
Mastery of phonics
Steady effort in a challenging subject
Reading…
You are free to scrap any method that doesn’t work to experiment with methods that you shunned, even when your friends disapprove.
The method is not in charge.
The goal is.
If you make the goal the goal, you will adopt any strategy that gets you closer to the goal. But if you make the method the goal, even inadvertently, you may wander in a wilderness of wondering why you never get where you thought you were going.
Liberation comes when you give yourself permission to have a journey in education that is unique to your family (not the one you have been told you must follow or it doesn’t count and won’t work).
This post is originally from Instagram and @juliebravewriter is my account there so come follow along for more conversations like this one!
You’re coloring a picture and suddenly the crayons start talking to you! The different colors all have reasons why you should pick them for your project. What are they saying?
How do we help our kids experience the same level of passion/excitement for school subjects that they bring naturally to their personal interests?
THE BRAVE LEARNER answers that question! We’ll learn all about the 12 Superpowers of Learning together starting February 5, 2019, when the book is published.
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