Ep. 114 - Why Your Kid Hates Writing — Two Master Teachers Divulge Their Secrets — The Christy-Faith Show

If your kid hates writing, you're not alone — and the problem usually isn't the kid. It's that we were never shown the actual process. In this episode, Christy-Faith sits down with veteran teacher and BJU Press curriculum specialist Sharon Fisher to walk through the four-stage writing process homeschool moms have been missing — and the one mistake that quietly kills your child's voice every time you sit down to write.

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In this episode, you'll learn:

Why writing is a process, not an event — and what that mindset shift changes
The four stages of the writing process and why mashing them together backfires
Why correcting spelling during drafting is the fastest way to make your kid hate writing
The "brain dump" technique that protects your child's creativity
The critical difference between revising and editing (most moms combine them — don't)
How to teach writing as a skills-based progression, not a content-completion checklist
Why two or three really good writing projects a year beats ten rushed ones
The best writing curriculum for homeschool families and what makes it different

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About our guest:

Sharon Fisher is a wife, mother, and grandmother passionate about helping homeschool parents and Christian educators teach with excellence and a biblical worldview. She holds a B.S. and M.A. in Elementary Education and brings years of full-time elementary classroom experience plus her work as a former elementary author for BJU Press. Sharon presents teaching workshops nationally and internationally, and currently serves as Social Media Coordinator, Workshop Speaker, Blog Writer, and Curriculum Specialist.
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(00:00) - Introduction — Why writing is hard to teach
(02:25) - Meet Sharon Fisher — A master teacher's perspective
(06:50) - Where most parents go wrong with writing
(10:56) - Writing is a process, not an event
(19:22) - The brain dump: don't steal your kid's voice
(23:59) - Stop "smooshing" the stages together
(28:29) - Why drafting matters and what it looks like
(37:03) - Revising vs. editing — the critical difference
(43:30) - Skills-based vs. content-completion teaching
(49:38) - The spiral approach and exposing kids to great writing
(01:01:28) - Final word — Keep joy at the center