Join us in this episode of "Ask Andrew Anything" as Andrew responds to questions submitted by our podcast listeners. Offering helpful tips and humorous insight, Andrew explains ways to motivate students and where to get started with IEW.

Referenced Materials:

• Humor in Teaching
  • Podcast Series: Part 1 | Part 2
• Theme-Based Writing Lessons 
• Following Narnia Volume 1: The Lion's Song by Laura Bettis 
• U.S History-Based Writing Lessons by Lori Verstegen 
• Fables, Myths, and Fairy Tales Writing Lessons by Maria Gerber 
• All Things Fun & Fascinating by Lori Verstegen 
• Bible Heroes Writing Lessons Lori Verstegen
• Why Gender Matters by Leonard Sax, Ph.D. (Amazon Affiliate)
• Teaching Boys and Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts All Day 
• The Global Achievement Gap by Tony Wagoner (Amazon Affiliate)
• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams by Matthew Walker, Ph.D. (Amazon Affiliate)
• The Underground History of American Education by John Taylor Gatto (Amazon Affiliate)
• Teaching Writing: Structure and Style 
• Writing Across the Curriculum 

QUESTIONS ASKED:

2:11 - Shannon asks, "I have a girl, but she would rather be digging in the dirt, doing science experiments, or playing in her tree house than doing sit-down work, especially writing. How can you make IEW work for a kinesthetic/tactile learner that prefers to play and experiment?"

9:24 - Karen asks, "I have high school students, and I use a literature-based English curriculum. The books are fantastic, but my students are reluctant to do the reading outside of class time. They also do not want to do other homework outside of class time. Do you have suggestions for motivating students to work independently?" 

14:11 - Julie asks, "My son has a short attention span when it comes to lesson time. How can I help with that but still let him build forts?"

16:45 - Angela asks, "I've been a homeschooling mom for over ten years. Normally I'm not nervous about how my kids are doing in the grand scheme of things. Dealing with high school, however, has been a totally different story. How do you know for sure that this is really enough? I think about how my son will succeed in life, what is he doing after high school and college. How can I really know that what we're doing is enough and all will be well?"

23:26 - Julie asks, "How do you deal with a moody and incompliant teen?"

27:22 - Brianne asks, "Where do I start? What do I need in order to teach my middle school student to be prepared for high school writing?"

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