What Homeschool Parents NEED to Hear | Beginner OpenEd Guide

<p>Andrea Fife spent 10 years teaching fifth grade. Then she joined OpenEd as a homeroom teacher, reading the learning logs families sent in every week, and within a couple of months those logs had upended what she thought she believed. </p><p>Now OpenEd&#39;s Chief Academic Officer, she tells Ela Bass what families should do first and what they can stop worrying about: why OpenEd is not a school, the question to answer before you buy any curriculum, what turns a good learning log into a great one, and what she tells parents about testing and special education. </p><p><br></p><p>Read the show notes: https://opened.co/podcast/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-opened</p><p><br></p><p>ABOUT ANDREA</p><p>Andrea Fife is the Chief Academic Officer at OpenEd, where she leads the learning department. She taught fifth grade for 10 years and found out at 36 that she had ADHD. Her earlier conversation on homeschooling a child with ADHD: https://opened.co/blog/homeschooling-a-child-with-adhd</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><ul><li>00:00 The one episode to send every new OpenEd family</li><li>01:20 The three words every OpenEd parent needs to hear</li><li>02:01 OpenEd is not a school. So what is it?</li><li>05:10 Before you buy any curriculum, answer this</li><li>08:09 When your kid breaks your own rules about screens</li><li>09:51 Overwhelmed? Point at the screen and pick one</li><li>12:10 &quot;Baking is math&quot;: what parents taught a 10-year teacher</li><li>14:49 The teacher in the passenger seat</li><li>17:24 The learning log that gets a great reply</li><li>21:24 Testing: what it&#39;s for and what to do with the results</li><li>33:09 Special education, IEPs and getting help sooner</li><li>43:33 &quot;Should I be worried?&quot; Reversed b&#39;s and d&#39;s</li><li>46:04 Two grades behind in math: where to start</li><li>47:54 &quot;They don&#39;t care. You do.&quot;</li><li>50:11 Several kids, several ages, and no burnout</li><li>52:19 Why she brought a piano into her classroom</li></ul>