Welcome to Rachel Teaches!

Online Classes

 

As your students reach upper middle school and highschool, you might start looking for outside classes to broaden their learning experience. A small online class can be an excellent solution that gives your students the benefit of an academic community without sacrificing too much time. I offer online classes for Literature, Composition, and Grammar to Christian homeschool families. These classes are based on Ambleside Online's curriculum and will help students build good study habits, stregthen their language skills, and experience life with other students. Read more about upcoming Online Classes Here.

 

 

Individual Lessons

 

Do you have a student who struggles in the conventional classroom or in your homeschool? I provide one-on-one lessons that help all students become self-educating, attentive, life-long learners. Available subjects include Reading, English Language Arts, Composition, Literature, History, Geography, and Nature Study. View Individual Lessons for more information.

 

 

Homeschool Consultations

 

Classes and curriculum are all well and good, but parents need to take time reflecting on their situation and thinking about where their childen's education is going. Consultations with me will help you understand your homeschool, your students, and your goals and give you practical advice on how to apply Charlotte Mason's philosophy and method. See Consultation page for details and links to free resources.

A Guide to Real Education

 

Hello, my name is Rachel, and I am an independent Charlotte Mason teacher offering classes and tutoring for homeschool students and educational coaching for parents. 

 

We have a great need for real education. I want to help parents understand the needs of their students and provide an alternative to schools. Teachers often focus on the external things done for students; but real education happens internally, when students engage their imagination, intuition, and reason to make new connections for themselves. We cannot make these connections for them. The reality is, “There is no education but self-education.” (Towards a Philosophy of Education, p. 26)

 

This is why I follow Mason’s philosophy and method of education. We can be so focused on what a teacher must do to “make” students learn that we lose sight of the fact that children are made to learn! Mason’s method respects children and recognizes that they are far more capable than we give them credit for. Children need teachers, but our role is to be a guide, philosopher, and friend who cultivates the atmosphere, discipline, and living ideas that children need to grow.

 

You can read more about who I am here.