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So far we have covered the legal aspects of homeschooling, as well as the right attitude you need going in. Now it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty! What physical resources will you need to start homeschooling? My list is going to disappoint you. When I started homeschooling my oldest we were very [...]
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If you’re looking for a fun and educational project to share with your children may I suggest a “Cat House”? Now, before you say you’re allergic to cats let me say these aren’t the type that meow – but rather fly. My cats are caterpillars – Black Swallowtails to be exact – and watching them [...]
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In my last article I talked about how you should have a firm grasp on the laws regarding homeschooling in your state. That is the first essential. The next item to check off your list is a little tricky. You need to have a right attitude about homeschooling. What reasons did you have for deciding [...]
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Through many years of experience with talking to new homeschooling moms, I often hear the same questions repeated time and again. Homeschooling creates a paradigm shift for many people. It goes against the grain of popular culture and society. For this reason, the thought of getting started is often laced with fear and anxiety. What [...]
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I listened to an interesting bit on the radio today. It basically said that new studies show that reading and searching on the internet changes the way our brains work. Sites like Google and Wikipedia provide instant gratification rather than encouraging our brains to focus on one task. The result is lower attention spans and [...]
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Imagination is more important than knowledge. -Einstein Creative thinking is a skill that needs to be honed. As humans, we all possess the capacity to be creative- to invent, design, and express through various forms. But that capacity can be muted or developed. Children create naturally. They are usually immune to fear of judgment or [...]
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I have a son called Jonah, who is currently in the first year of his GCSE studies. Up until the last year or so he has been doing well at school, but the usual distractions of a boy his age are now starting to have an effect. As a result his school work has suffered [...]
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If you ask any employer or organization what are some of the most critical skills a person should have, creative thinking is usually one of the top three listed. Creative thinking is not just for artists and writers. We use quite a few terms for creative thinking: creativity, divergent thinking, innovation, problem solving, etc. It [...]
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Writing poetry is like painting with words. You can have all the tools for painting- brush, paints, canvas- and never really create anything from the heart. You can write poetry as an assignment, but unless it comes from the inner self it is just words on paper. That isn’t to say that poems written within [...]
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Why do people read and study poetry? Obviously people don’t analyze poems simply to make an academic work out of it. But often it appears that way. Teachers and professors emphasize the study of poetry without really allowing students to understand why poetry is important. Poetry can do what no novel or essay can do. It can [...]
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When you start with an answer and a formula to get the answer, there is no need for the question. If there were one question that I wish I could never hear again it would be, “What do I have to know for the test?” The American school system, with its emphasis on grades, tests, [...]
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There is a reason school kids pray for snow days. Not only do they get to skip out on worksheets, but they also get to go outside and handle some of nature’s funnest fluffy stuff. And those powdery flakes aren’t just fun, they can be educational as well. Build Snow Caves and Forts If you’ve [...]
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