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[14 Aug 2010 | 5 Comments | ]
What If I’m Messing Everything Up?

We’ve all experienced it - that fear, in the middle of the night, that the decision to homeschool will ruin our kids. Here’s a trick to deal with homeschool fear and anxiety.

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[27 May 2010 | 12 Comments | ]
Which Is Harder - Homeschooling or School?

When parents find themselves in a position to decide whether to send kids to school or to homeschool, it’s pretty common that parents put “it’s a lot of hard work” on the con side of homeschooling.

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[7 May 2010 | One Comment | ]
If You’re Not a Writer, Don’t Write a Book

When we are all doing our best art, it make the world a better place.

Advice for Newbies, Leadership, Parenting, Person-Inspired Learning, Success »

[27 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
The One Thing that Will Make You Extraordinary Today

What is the one thing that will make you extraordinary today?

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[12 Mar 2010 | No Comment | ]

Barnes and Noble is having their educator appreciation week during the second week of April.

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[31 Dec 2009 | One Comment | ]
New Year Challenges Instead of Resolutions

Challenges, not resolutions, can mean real change in 2010.

Advice for Newbies, Homeschooling, Leadership, Parenting, Stress »

[26 Dec 2009 | 2 Comments | ]
Never Take Advice…

There are lots of websites, speakers, and writers in the homeschool world. Who should we listen to?

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[9 Dec 2009 | 11 Comments | ]
Homeschoolers Zerg a Blog Post, and Get a Smack-Down from Allison B.

“This is absolutely ridiculous. This is not the type of behavior I would expect from adults who homeschool their children. Perhaps if you didn’t spend so much of your time at home you wouldn’t be searching the Internet for blogs about homeschooling.”

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[16 Oct 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
Educational Micromanagament - A Common Homeschooling Habit

Don’t let the fact that you have the control and time (and perhaps expectation) to be an educational micromanager lead you to believe that you are supposed to be.

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[15 Oct 2009 | 3 Comments | ]
To Push or Not to Push

Q: We are new home schooling parents of one bright young man in the 1st grade. How do we know if we are pushing him too hard or not enough? It seems Mom and Dad have a difference of opinion on this. Signed, Dad.