How is your school year wrapping up? We have had our fair share of panic this year. One of the great benefits of homeschooling is the ability to handle life’s challenges and interruptions as a family, and adjust the learning schedule to accommodate. Usually by the time April and May roll around I can start […]
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As we finish this year strong, let’s remind ourselves why we study mathematics! Enjoy this throwback post: Creating wonder in our children comes naturally when we consider the world around us. What 2 year-old isn’t fascinated by the cooking pots, dog, or snow outside? These seemingly normal occurrences are new, exciting, and mysterious to our
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Hopefully last week I was able to challenge you to reconsider your preferences. Are your preferences either for Algebra or Geometry based in truth or based in how each subject was presented? We saw that how Geometry is presented impacts how we feel about it. So, what are our preferences and what does it matter
I realized this week that I’ve been teaching with Scio Academy students for 6 years. That’s a good long haul. While I’ve been homeschooling for more than 15 years, I started this Scio journey when my oldest son entered pre algebra. He has since graduated and I’m still learning how to lead my children into
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What would I see if I was a fly on the wall of your homeschool? When my children were younger I used to wish that my husband could see what I did all day. I felt that only then would he truly understand how difficult my days could be. Now that my husband works from
