The Importance of Social-Emotional Learning in a Homeschool Environment
Education is about so much more than academic performance. It’s how we shape our children to be resilient, empathetic, and self-aware individuals. This is where social-emotional learning (SEL) comes into play. SEL is a crucial part of education that deserves its time in the spotlight. Today, let’s take a closer look at SEL and its importance, as well as some techniques for promoting SEL in homeschool environments. What Is Social-Emotional Learning (SEL)? SEL is the process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions. It is...
Embracing Diversity: Meet Georgia’s Friendliest Campus for Students on the Autism Spectrum
As an educator, I knew my son was language delayed when he was in the Mother's Morning Out program and his teachers couldn't understand what he was saying. Only his family (well actually it was only his older sister) could understand his needs. He was later diagnosed as being on the Autism Spectrum and Written Expression Language Disorder. I pulled him from public school in 2013 and built a homeschool learning team for him that included an Orton-Gillingham Tutor, a Montessori Math Tutor, a Biology professor from Spelman College, and I joined every WWII field trip that I could find (because he was immersed...