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Encouraging the Love of Literature

When I hear the term “Literature Analysis,” I develop cold sweats. My mind is yanked back into the 11th grade and flashes back on eight page literary analysis essays, along with difficult and cryptic names for what should have been very simple. My compositions were forced and unnatural and my enthusiasm for reading...

Heigh-HO! Mining Treasures in 2010

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The trees and ornaments are all securely packed away. Wrapping paper, ribbons and bows, returned to their bins and closets, are slumbering until next winter when they’ll reemerge for the next all-night wrapping party. The festive china is stacked neatly in the cabinet and will go unused until the weekend after...

The Place Where Everything Just “Fits”

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Every now and then, we are placed, I believe divinely, in a warm and comforting space in our homeschooling experience where everything just seems to fit together. I relish those moments when there are unplanned and unexpected opportunities to really seal knowledge into their hearts and minds through the power of repetition. ...

Habits and Hypocrisy

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Throughout childhood, I read a chapter of the Bible every night. My good habit was challenged in high school. Routine became hypocritical, so I stopped. I only read the Word of God when I felt like it. I cannot recall a specific teacher who introduced this twisted idea of hypocrisy. But somewhere along the way, I concluded...

Learning to say “No”

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Growing up as an only child, the pressure was always on me to answer “yes” to everything. After all, there was no one else to split the responsibilities or chores with. It was all me – all of the time. After years of saying “yes”, I’m now finding it hard to say “no”. Women by...

Nurturing Your Child’s Heart One on One

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What I love about homeschooling is that you can take your time to really learn something in detail. While we were at the local aquarium taking a Charlotte Mason approach to field trips, we were able to just focus in on the things that the children were very interested in at that moment. It was a time where we could just slow...

Never Judge a Book by Its Cover

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“If you judge people you have no time to love them.” Mother Teresa “It’s nice to meet you ma’am.” He extended his hand and had a fabulous handshake for a 15 year old. I was impressed. BUT… I had seen him earlier when I arrived to teach my Friday classes. He just did not...

Why Homeschoolers Don’t Fail

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There are a lot of factors that contribute to success in any school setting. Statistically speaking, students in homeschool score better than public school counterparts. That doesn’t mean that every homeschooler scores better than every public school kid. It can mean that they score better while homeschooling than they...

Featured Homeschooler – Sprittibee

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Please welcome this week’s Featured Homeschooler, Sprittibee Where did the name Sprittibee come from? Sprittibee is actually a nickname and a last initial put together (and here you thought it was all about honey bee obsession!). When me and my hubby were dating back in the early 90′s, he called me Spritti and I...

Starting Down the Path with Your Preschooler: Dispelling the Myths you Believe

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I have had the opportunity to meet many parents who are considering teaching their preschooler at home. While this seems like a precious and exciting decision, many struggle with it not because they aren’t capable of taking on this task, but because of all the voices around them that say, “Children can only learn in a...