When she finished her last paper, she texted me, “That is the last time I have to read Shakespeare. Too much “covering.” Too much in general. But then she went to university, and she took a Shakespeare class that she did not love. She always seemed to enjoy Shakespeare when we were homeschooling. As an English major, she’s definitely reading Shakespeare at college. She just wrapped up her sophomore year in college. “At the end of our education the question isn’t how much we know, but how much we care.” I have issues with the word “covering” as it relates to learning, but we’ll circle back to talk about that in the future. Doing it with a goal of getting through lots of plays or “covering” Shakespeare. It’s easy to fall into the trap of “covering” Shakespeare – doing it so that you’ve done it. There is a big reason why our goal really matters here: “Once I knew what my goal was, I could tailor our work to support our goals.” Why does your goal matter?
“Most of all I want them to fall in love with Shakespeare,” she says. She wants them to find Shakespeare approachable, and maybe learn a few tools for making the next play easier. Kortney’s goal is that this reading of The Tempest will not be the last Shakespeare play they they read. What’s your goal in teaching Shakespeare to your kids? Well … There might be ONE wrong way to do it (ahem) – I’ll talk about that soon.īut what we want to do today is help you think about your goals here so you can figure out the best way to move forward. There’s not a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. There are a million ways to teach Shakespeare. She feels like she’s learning things that could only be learned right in the thick of teaching, which brings up our first point: Even though they have a deep devotion to Shakespeare at her house, this is actually the first time that she’s teaching it formally. Kortney is currently teaching The Tempest in her homeschool co-op. how to start with your goals when creating a Shakespeare teaching planĬlick the play button below or scroll down to keep reading.a million ways to teach Shakespeare (and maybe only one you want to avoid).
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