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Benefits of Early Language Study

Texans best hurry and learn Spanish. Continue reading

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Hold Them Back So They Can Get Ahead

It’s called ” redshirting.” Perhaps you have heard of it. The debate is an old one, but still relevant. Parents are holding their kids back in record numbers, often to give them a competitive advantage over their peers Continue reading

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26 Years Ago: The Challenger

From last year’s post: When I was five, I remember with excitement – along with all my other Kindergarten classmates – preparing to watch the first teacher, Christa McAuliffe, fly into space aboard the shuttle Challenger. Schools across the country gathered their students, turned on the television t … Continue reading

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2012 Mid-Year Curriculum Changes

Hi everyone! I’ve had several questions from readers asking how our curriculum choices are going. I think one of the things I like most about homeschooling is the ability to be flexible and note when something is working well and when something isn’t working! That said in order to maintain my own sa … Continue reading

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Expedition Earth: Greece

Here we come Greece! Thank you Confessions of a Homeschooler’s Expedition Earth for a great journey! In truth I think we studied both Greece and the Netherlands this week. Not too many pictures to tell our story of Greece but here are a couple Continue reading

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Goodbye 2011

1. What did you do in 2011 that you’d never done before? I ran my first half-marathon. Continue reading

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Living Math: Logic Links

Welcome to a fun day of Living Math! I’ve always been a fan of Logic Links, but now that I know my Teeny Tot can use them too, I like them even more! I originally put them in Strawberry Shortcake’s workbox for the day, and after she had done a few puzzles, the Teeny Tot came over to see what all the … Continue reading

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Teaching Santal children by Boro Baski

Posted on 16/07/2011 by website administrator India is seen as an emerging major player in the global economy, but this progress has not yet reached the country’s tribal people. Continue reading

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