tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post6766165381306148954..comments2024-01-31T04:45:31.705-05:00Comments on Totus Tuus Family & Catholic Homeschool: My 11 Year Old Son Recites Charge of the Light BrigadeAllisonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05423794317423373245noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post-42783516285449388762012-12-03T10:28:40.508-05:002012-12-03T10:28:40.508-05:00Jessica, Kasey, Kara and Tracy, thank you. He'...Jessica, Kasey, Kara and Tracy, thank you. He's a little perturbed at me right now for sharing this but I am reminding him that it is encouraging for others and his feelings are normal, to be self-conscious about "public" speaking.<br /><br />Anyway, your kind words are appreciated. Our family loves that poem and it took him about 3 months of a little memorization each week. <br /><br />Kasey, I am so touched that you've found my blog helpful in your teaching. What a lucky group of girls to have YOU as their committed, Catholic teacher!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05423794317423373245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post-60969479948691441802012-11-28T22:24:56.282-05:002012-11-28T22:24:56.282-05:00Awesome job! I love it when children learn to memo...Awesome job! I love it when children learn to memorize prayer and poetry. He looked like he really enjoyed doing it too. Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00914318943504945933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post-42887152603652366212012-11-28T21:38:19.719-05:002012-11-28T21:38:19.719-05:00Applause!!!A wonderful job to your son!!! We did T...Applause!!!A wonderful job to your son!!! We did The Charge of the Light Brigade a couple of years ago, it's a long one. Lots of effort. I called my big girls (12, 11) in to watch and they still remembered it!! Poetry Memorization works! A beautiful, holy Advent to you all, KaraJust One Handfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019027265124305298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post-44218855367225321882012-11-28T18:23:20.407-05:002012-11-28T18:23:20.407-05:00Love it, Allison! I'm having my 9th graders do...Love it, Allison! I'm having my 9th graders do Poetry Out Loud (www.poetryoutloud.org, if you're interested--homeschoolers can participate in competition, too!) and I assigned one of my girls 'The Charge of the Light Brigade.' I thought that it couldn't be too bad--I had memorized it as an 8th grader. She's fighting the poem memorization processand making it harder on herself to remember the poem, but maybe I can show her this video of your son. If an 11 year old boy can do it, certainly she can, too!<br /><br />I also told one of my classes about something you had posted once about your sons memorizing a poem and putting it up on the mirror to study as they brushed their teeth. I also made them all read the article you posted a while back about the teacher who forces his high school students to memorize poetry... so basically, I've gotten all of my poetry unit inspiration from you! Thanks for being a great educator and sharing your ideas with the rest of us!Kaseynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8467184516054189174.post-89181559471925138532012-11-28T18:20:10.041-05:002012-11-28T18:20:10.041-05:00WOW, he did a great job, both on memorizing & ...WOW, he did a great job, both on memorizing & his recitation!!! He should be very proud of himself. :D Not gonna lie, the ending was awesome too! ;) How long did it take him to memorize it?jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12913263439596880304noreply@blogger.com