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Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome (CLS)

by Dana♥ on May 11, 2010

in curriculum, elementary school, family, high school, homeschooling administrative topics, middle school, planning, support systems

Have you been infected with Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome?
What is Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome? Curriculum Loyalty Syndrome (CLS) is keeping hold of curricula that is failing your family,  that is damaging your child’s love of learning, one that is hindering progress.  It is sticking with a program that isn’t working for your family.
Perhaps you have used [...]

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Reader Question: Do your kids like homeschooling?

by Angie on March 20, 2010

in question and answer

Each Saturday, we would like to share a question from a reader. We’re hoping that we can depend on all of you to share your opinions, ideas, or experiences that might help each week’s reader.
If you have a question that you would like our readers to tackle sometime, please email Angie with “Reader Question” in [...]

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Forts And The Art Of Learning

by amida on January 28, 2010

in elementary school, family, motherhood, projects, unschooling

There never seemed to be a chair around the dining table lately and the sofa looked pretty bare and cushionless. Even worse, the living room had been taken over by quilted lumps and my children were nowhere to be seen. Such was my life when my boys decided to go on a fort building mission [...]

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Don’t Forget The Sprinkles! (adding fun to learning)

by Dana♥ on January 6, 2010

in arts and crafts, homeschooling administrative topics, planning, projects, socialization, support systems

Have you ever taken your child to the doughnut or cupcake section of a bakery and let them pick the one they wanted?
More times than not, they will choose one with SPRINKLES.

My experience tells me that sprinkles must be magic, because EVERYTHING is somehow grand and glorious when they are atop it.  I know that [...]

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Positives and Negatives of Homeschooling

by Samantha on December 18, 2009

in middle school, question and answer

My two older children are both competitive swimmers. Both are part of a USA swim team which practices every week night and they are the only two homeschoolers on the team. While the fact that they are homeschooled has sometimes raised curious questions from their teammates, overall, the comments and questions are positive. [...]

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