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Feb. 8, 2013
Prepare Your Children to Thrive
She's four. She recently found her legs, and now, standing in the airport tram, she dutifully clings to the handrail as directed. Her dad smiles down, a hand ready to catch her should she slip. Her determination is in her … Continue reading
Tagged children, maturity
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Feb. 6, 2013
All Chocolate Chip Cookies are NOT the same...
I love to bake, and cookies are my favorite thing to bake. And, chocolate chip cookies are one of my all-time favorite cookies. I made some awesome chocolate-chocolate chip cookies last week. I used real butter, real vanilla, farm fresh … Continue reading
Tagged books, children, cookies, curriculum, education, family, Homeschooling, literature, reading, recipes
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Jan. 7, 2013
The Curse of Classroom Management
She is a kindred spirit. Her ideas mesh well with my own. She is passionate about education and teaching the children entrusted to her care. She's energetic. And she has decades of teaching experience. I think that's the problem. A … Continue reading
Tagged children, grades, Homeschooling, school, teaching
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Dec. 17, 2012
How Do I Set Proper Expectations for My Students?
How do I determine if I'm being too lax or strict with my son or daughter? I want learning to be fun, but sometimes you do have to put your nose to educational the grindstone. I'm nervous that my children … Continue reading
Tagged children, education, life-long learning, priorities, school
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Nov. 28, 2012
Bias, Data, and Homeschooling
If you google "Graham Badman" the number one hit is a Wikipedia article about the Badman Review. Google believes the most important--or highest internet ranking--thing about this man's life is how he handled a government report about homeschooling. The short, … Continue reading
Oct. 5, 2012
God uses regular people to change the world
Each Global Prayer Digest begins with a missionary biography. This month we read about William Carey, a self-taught shoemaker who launched the modern missions movement and translated the Bible into multiple languages (among other things). If this brief overview of … Continue reading
Tagged biographies, children, curriculum, discussion, missions, prayer
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Sep. 18, 2012
Fearless
Eliana, my youngest daughter, came down with a fever over Labor Day weekend. I assumed at first that it was because we'd been in the sun all day Saturday with friends, but then I remembered that there is an epidemic … Continue reading
