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Finding Curriculum for Less
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What is renting homeschool curriculum all about? Is it really a savings? How does it work? In her article, Homeschool Books for Less, Heidi, from the Unexpected Homeschooler did an excellent job of explaining our services to her readers. Here is just a bit of it..... continue reading
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National Backward Day and Proofreading
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Surprise, surprise! Most children simply don’t get the whole editing thing. They like what they wrote and can’t understand why you want them to—gasp!—look for ways to improve it.
How to Love Your Kids’ Writing
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It can be frustrating as all get-out to edit a paper that’s riddled with errors.
So how can we put a positive spin on editing and grading when we’re feeling peevish?
Here are three heartfelt tips for how to love your kids’ writing, especially when you’d rather wad it into a ball and toss it across the room..... continue reading
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Your Reluctent Writer
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In January 2008, in faraway Nottingham, England, my then-23-year-old son Ben turned in a 63-page dissertation. In so doing, he capped off a year of grad school and became a candidate for a master’s degree in philosophical theology. Why do I share this? Because…
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Homeschool writing—overcome the obstacles and accomplish your shoulds.
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We've heard all the obstacles. And we know they are real!
- I'm a math and science person. Writing doesn't come easily to me. So we skip it.
- My kids hate writing. It's like pulling teeth! I avoid the battle altogether.
- I have no idea how to grade my children's writing. So I don't.
- We do a little creative writing and report writing here and there. I know it's not enough, but I don't really know how to teach writing in a comprehensive way.
- I have great plans, but they never seem to come to fruition. I'm not good at spontaneously adding writing to our other lessons like history and science.
We've heard all of your guilt-filled shoulds:
- I know I should teach more writing. My kids are now in middle school, and they still can't write a decent essay!
- We should spend more time on writing. I just don't know where to start. I get overwhelmed.
Now, here's the solution: continue reading
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