75. Homeschooling in a Bilingual Family with Melissa Muir

Homeschooling in a bilingual family can leave you with a lot of questions. How much learning is good to do in each language? How much emphasis and rigor is necessary in each language to prepare my kids for success? Even if you’re not a bilingual family, learning another language has HUGE benefits! Melissa is not just a homeschooling mom of her bilingual family, but also a language instructor in several languages! In this episode she shares how to balance a multiple language household and give your kids a competitive advantage learning another language! Melissa Muir, MAT, is a homeschooling mom of four and a licensed language teacher in the Commonwealth of Virginia for K-12 Language Learning. With years of experience working with children of all ages and a deep commitment to making language learning accessible, engaging, and personalized, Melissa knows what it takes to inspire language learners. She and her husband run Curio, which seeks to make writing, language-learning, and homeschool easier for families through live classes, resources, and self-paced materials. She shares homeschool and teaching content on YouTube. At the end of this episode, you’ll understand how to balance multiple language education and how to give your kids an edge in their future success! If you want to use your family’s bilingual skills to help your kids succeed, this episode is for you! *Take your family’s Love of Learning Assessment, get your results and next steps in this free quiz! https://pages.thefreedomscholar.org/loloi0 CONNECT WITH MELISSA: Get Melissa’s FREE writing warm-up journal, best for grades 2-5: https://thinkcurio.com/free-writing-warm-up-journal-for-2nd-5th-graders & Other free resources for public speaking & language learning are on the website! Think Curio: https://thinkcurio.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thinkcuriolearning?sttick=0 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thinkcuriolearning/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thinkcuriolearning/ CONNECT WITH KAMI: Schedule a free Homeschool Confidence Call with Kami: https://link.thefreedomscholar.org/widget/bookings/fn “Live with Kami” in Facebook & YouTube every Thursday at 12pm PST: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/live-with-kami See our main website for homeschool help and resources: https://www.thefreedomscholar.com/ Join our Facebook homeschooling community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/216184786279733 Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thefreedomscholar