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Summer Boredom Buster

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If you have kids who bore easily during the summer months, I saw a great idea that might work, in fact, Tyler and I are planning to do it. The idea is to use the lazy days of summer to learn a foreign language. This is a fun and educational activity for you to share with your kids. You can access tutorials free online or check out material from your local library. No need to invest in expensive tapes. However, the idea is not to stop there with simply learning a few words but to incorporate the culture of the … Continue reading →

10 Good Reasons for Foreign Languages

I’ll come right out at the very beginning and admit my bias: I am a polyglot. I speak 2 other languages fluently besides English. I am in the very slow process of learning Mandarin Chinese from my babysitter. (Who, by the way, as a homeschooler taught herself how to speak Chinese while she was in high school.) To be honest, if I could, I would likely go back to school and study more foreign language. So it is a given that with all this foreign language swirling around our house, teaching a foreign language would be a given in our … Continue reading →