MacBeth Derham
Teaches: Science, Drama
120hrs of recorded courses
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About MacBeth Derham
MacBeth Derham studied biology at Mount Holyoke College and has taught natural history in the field for over 30 years. She currently teaches classes for her homeschool group, tutors math and science privately, and is the 7th-grade catechist in her parish’s Faith and Formation program.
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About Macbeth Derham
MacBeth Derham studied biology at Mount Holyoke College and has taught natural history in the field for over 30 years. She currently teaches classes for her homeschool group, tutors math and science privately, and is the 7th-grade catechist in her parish’s Faith and Formation program.
Since 2005 she has worked with The Front Lawn Players, a Shakespeare troupe made up of students ages 3-18, as both a speech coach and director. She spent the summer of 2017 in Oxford studying literature (including Shakespeare), philosophy, theology, and history. A more than reasonable amount of her time there was spent out of doors, in nature, walking the paths loved by Lewis, Tolkien, and friends.
Mrs. Derham blogs occasionally at http://macbethsopinion.blogspot.com and speaks at homeschool conferences on the interdisciplinary need for nature study. She is a retired homeschooling mother of four very different grown children and wife to Don.
See Courses
- Honors Biology
- Astronomy
- To the Moon: Apollo Missions and the Future
- Geology
- A History of Scientific Thought for Middle School Students
- Introduction to Earth Science
- Planetary Science
- Introduction to Ornithology
- Invertebrate Zoology
- Vertebrate Zoology
- Cetaceans: Marine Mammals
- The Dog
- The Cat
- Shakespeare in Production: Julius Caesar
- Shakespeare in Production: The Winter’s Tale
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Philosophy, Theology
Testimonials from Students & Parents
"My only regret is that the class is over"
Student: “I love Mrs. Derham!!! My only regret is that the class is over. I also love how easy your website is to use and the quality of classes offered.”
"Easy to learn"
Student: “Mrs. Derham made the subject easy to learn.”
"Very great person to look up to"
Student: “Thank You Mrs Derham I love you and find you a very funny and very great person to look up to when studying Ornithology.”
"Challenging them with some new concepts"
Parent: “[Mrs. Derham] is very friendly and conversational, pays attention to the students, keeps it at a level not overwhelming to a middle schooler but is clearly challenging them with some new concepts. This is the first time my daughter has taken a ‘real’ course and it is perfect because it is a gentle experience but she knows she is learning things.”