Mar 4, 2019 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
I Used To Think That Online Education Was The Enemy—But I Was Wrong: A public school enthusiast turned online homeschooling devotee Confession: I am a former public school teacher, and I loved it. Back in my days of teaching in the public school system, we had...
Dec 10, 2018 | Engaging Education, Sarah Lehtinen
Mastering Annotation: Your Key to Foreign Language Success Over the past several months, there has been a wealth of information provided on how to use annotation to better your literary analysis skills. For more information on that topic, check out these blogs from...
May 16, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Sarah Lehtinen
This year, Excelsior Classes piloted a French IV class for students who wanted to take the next step in language learning. The focus of French IV is written and spoken fluency rather than just grammatical fluency. Over the course of the year, we read two introductory...
Mar 22, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Sarah Lehtinen
The high school foreign language requirement is one of the more debated topics in modern curricular design. Just recently, there was a bill put forth in Virginia (read more here) to allow computer coding to replace the foreign language requirement in public education....
Nov 27, 2017 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
When I first started to learn French, I was irrationally angry with my mother. “I’m going to fail,” I boldly proclaimed. “All the other moms took French in high school. Everyone is going to be way ahead of me. You didn’t take French. You can’t help me.” Merci?...
May 5, 2017 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
As summer approaches, a lot of us are thinking about one thing: vacation! In making plans, French teachers like myself inevitably are thinking about traveling abroad. Maybe this is the year of your European adventure? Or, maybe you’re planning a trip to a new place in...
