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The Top Summer Reading List For Middle Schoolers Jun. 4, 2024
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Oct. 14, 2020
6 Resources for When Your Child Is Behind in Math
You’re just settling into your school routine, and you have a nagging feeling that your child’s math skills aren’t quite up to par. You’ve noticed that they are dreading math time more and more, and you know that you need … Continue reading
Jul. 10, 2020
100 Things Worth Memorizing with Your Child
Young children tend to have great memories, and can often memorize things faster and easier than older children or adults. This summer is a great time to work on memorizing key information with your child, as a way to keep … Continue reading
Tagged basics, FACTS, memorization, poetry, scripture, skills
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Sep. 16, 2014
More Than Just Good Enough
I fight boxes that seek to define. I try to stay outside "the mold." I actively work to not keep up with any Joneses. And I seek to encourage my children to be who they are, not who I think … Continue reading
Tagged children, milestone, skills
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Jun. 13, 2014
What Does It Mean to be Educated?
I recently wrote that education is more than simply taking classes and passing tests. This is frustratingly clear in things like driving tests. I took my student to try to earn her license yesterday. Unfortunately, the stress of the situation … Continue reading
Jun. 4, 2013
Learning Skills All Summer Long
When did I learn the specific skills I use in my job every day? The "three Rs" came, predominately, from my homeschool studies. I did not pick up reading, writing, or arithmetic on my own (though, I've heard a few … Continue reading
Tagged creativity, free time, job, skills
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Feb. 15, 2013
Does Preschool Help or Hinder Children?
My wife, an Education major, nods as President Obama says in his State of the Union address: In states that make it a priority to educate our youngest children ... students grow up more likely to read and do math … Continue reading
Tagged education, family, preschool, skills, socialization, teaching
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