Why did you decide to homeschool? A more loaded question has none ventured to answer. Well, that may be a bit hyperbolic. I can tell you that one very important reason that we homeschool is to build relationships. Relationships with our children, relationships between siblings, relationships with people of all ages, and most importantly, a […]
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Join us for our monthly educator session this March as we discuss Middle School together. What is middle school? Why do we have middle school? How do we help our kids thrive in middle school? This is our course designed for educators to come together and discuss and learn from each other. When?
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Self motivation comes easy when we are faced with things that we love. We don’t have to motivate a toddler to eat chocolate cake, or a homeschool mom to read a book. Most of us naturally gravitate toward what we enjoy doing. Self motivation, however, becomes more like self control when we are faced with
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Other Posts in this series: Stage One: The Destination Stage Two: The Path: part 1 STAGE TWO : THE PATH : LAYING BRICKS Once the destination on the map is set, we now create a path in which to travel. Keep in mind that more than one path may lead to the same destination.
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Most adults I’ve met view middle school as a time in their lives they never want to repeat. We were awkward, uncertain, ever-changing creatures thrust into an environment full of other hormonal beings just as uncertain and awkward as we were. The cynical side of me states that middle school is unnecessary, while the parent
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