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Apr. 18, 2014
How to Succeed in School
Parent-Teacher conferences were last night. As a guardian of a high schooler, I got to listen to the teachers gush about how great my student is. The highlights: Her English has much improved (one teacher attributed this largely to the … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, school, success
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Apr. 9, 2014
Your Child Struggle in School? Good
We want our kids to rock at life. We don't want to see them struggle. The idea of a student failing in school feels terrible. Yet as strange as it is for someone writing as part of an educational company, … Continue reading
Tagged education, school, success
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Mar. 4, 2014
You Can Use Education to Solve Problems
Educators infer that all we need is an education to solve problems. If we -- or those currently afflicted by suffering due to ignorance -- could simply learn what we needed to know, we'd come out of our current situation. … Continue reading
Jan. 28, 2014
What's it like to go from homeschool to public school?
As homeschoolers, we like to talk about how amazing it is to switch from a public school to homeschooling. But what's it like to transition from a home education to a "normal" one? How do homeschoolers do in a classroom … Continue reading
Tagged grades, high school, homeschool, public, school, socialization, transition
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Jan. 24, 2014
I Care More About My Student Than the School District
My phone chirps. A stranger is calling me. The school calls frequently -- catch up on the story of our ward here, here, and here. Typically, the district wants me to know about a night where we can come learn … Continue reading
Jan. 20, 2014
Accomplishments Over Attendance
One of my friends used to work a security night shift. His job was to walk the perimeter on a semi-regular basis. Other than that, he sat in his chair and watched movies and played computer games and waited for … Continue reading
Tagged learning, school, Time Management
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Dec. 2, 2013
The Maturity of Homeschoolers
People have called her "older than her years" and I've heard "mature" used as an adjective. But when I look at this particular student, I don't see a person who has reached full development. She's insecure as all get-out, though … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, Homeschooling, maturity, peer pressure, school, socialization
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