Every Advent my literary radar is on high alert, hoping that this year there will be an advent reading that will fulfill my dreams of a perfect family orthodoxy. One group of expertly bound pages that will draw an envious eye to my living room bookshelf. A book that can be held so ferociously by […]
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If our definition of vacation is significant, as in greater than 5 days, time away from our home, then my family has been on vacation a total of two times. The first vacation was 8 days in a single cabin in Maryland, and the second vacation was 13 days visiting friends and family in Maine.
Like any mother beginning her homeschooling journey, I set out to equip my children with the best education I could. Better than mine, surely, but better that most was my goal. I pictured beginning at the break of day. I would descend the stairs, fully dressed, hair done, to see my little disciples posture-perfect at
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Other Posts in this series: Stage One: The Destination Stage Two: The Path: part 1 Stage Two: The Path: part 2 Stage Three: The Milestones Stage Four: The Goals STAGE FIVE : THE REPEAT : FOUNDATIONAL LEARNING TOOLS Just when you think you’ve finished, you should probably start again. That’s what life often feels
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This summer we spent some time discussing the tedious idea of studying. Because of the focus on studying that we had, I was reminded that building good study skills doesn’t come natural to many students. We may model good study skills for our students, but do they understand that that is what we are doing?
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