There are so many ways to learn new things! Have you ever thought about that? About how you could pick up a book to read about farming, or you could find a mentor, or you could take an online class, or a local class. The many options can be overwhelming, but they are a great […]
Did your child finish Algebra 1 this year? Algebra 1 is the base for higher level mathematics. Truly, the study of Mathematics contains two sides. First, calculations: Learning our math facts and calculating quantities is an essential skill that we focus on in elementary school. Once a student starts Algebra, he starts to
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A few years ago, my husband and I tried to find a hobby that we enjoyed doing together. You’ve probably tried this too. Our children were getting older, old enough to leave home for an hour or so, and we wanted to find something that we liked doing together. One of our parenting goals is
Without diving into the history of curriculum changes, I’d like to address the common practice of searching for a new curriculum. Humans are cyclical. We have patterns that we follow and often homeschool parents follow the same patterns. When our child struggles to grasp the difficult concepts in algebra and higher-level math, we start searching
If it was easy, then it wouldn’t be worth doing. This is one of the sayings that you would hear in my household on any given day. Andrew Pudewa says something similar when he says, “If it’s worth doing, then it’s worth doing poorly first.” Anything worth doing is going to take a process
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