Mar 4, 2019 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
I Used To Think That Online Education Was The Enemy—But I Was Wrong 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...
Dec 10, 2018 | Engaging Education, Sarah Lehtinen
Solving the Puzzle: How to Use Annotation to Your Advantage While Studying A Foreign Language 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...
May 16, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Sarah Lehtinen
A Journey to Self-Discovery: “La Huitième Planète” 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....
Mar 22, 2018 | Rigorous Courses, Sarah Lehtinen
Level Up! Going Beyond the Foreign Language Requirement: Is It Really Worth It? 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...
Nov 27, 2017 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
Merci: You Mean it’s Not Pronounced “Mercy”?! 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...
May 5, 2017 | Online Homeschool, Sarah Lehtinen
Top 5 Tips for Fun Travel THIS Summer 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...
