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WHAT ARE CLASSROOM NARRATIVES? I define narratives in the classroom as opinions or beliefs that an instructor uses to promote…
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A FEARFUL PROSPECT Parents seem to fear the prospect of homeschooling through high school more than homeschooling through the lower…
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I DIDN’T ASSIGN GRADES IN MIDDLE SCHOOL Assigning grades during middle school seemed unnecessary to me for two reasons. First,…
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HOMESCHOOL GRADES ARE SUBJECTIVE Like it or not, assigning homeschool grades is a subjective and biased matter, one that has…
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HOMESCHOOL BENEFITS FOR THE SENIOR If you and your rising senior don’t like what’s going on in school, switching to…
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IT’S NOT LIKE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL It may sound like an enormous, time-consuming undertaking to provide your child with an education…
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WHAT IS THE STUDY OF ENGLISH? When we began home education, we had to figure out the different parts that…
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Lightening the load. When our off-road journey began, we chucked certain subjects to lighten the load. This allowed us to…
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I just read that there’s a shortage of student desks due to increased demand by people needing to educate at…
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