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Limit Social Media Time: College Prep 101

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College Prep 101: Limit Social Media Time | Teach teens the value of unplugging during school time.

Your teen lives in the modern world. Between phone calls, texting, email, instant messages, Snapchat, and any other number of social media opportunities that distract him, he has to learn to establish boundaries for himself in order to get any work done at all.

Do Not Disturb

When students are hammering out a paper or other project, there should be none of this electronic interruption until they’ve finished, and for good reason. Setting aside these distractions is sort of like hanging an e-version of the “Do Not Disturb”....continue reading

 

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What I Wish I Had Known as a New Homeschool Dad

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Are you just starting out on this homeschooling journey? Here are 10 things I wish I’d known when I was a new homeschooling dad..... continue reading here

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Important Things That a Test Can't Measure

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When I get an email or phone call from a parent whose child has scored poorly on a standardized test, my immediate hope is that the child hasn’t taken the test scores to heart.
Important Things That Tests Can't Measure - All About Learning Press

 

You see, I’ve seen what can happen when a child takes a test score too seriously. The shoulders slouched in defeat. The voice shaking with embarrassment. The sad eyes letting you know that your child is sorry to have let you down. 

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7 Weeks of Holiday Giveaways!

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The holiday season is a time for giving! 

Yellow House Book Rental has partnered with some wonderful friends to give you some really awesome prizes for your homeschool, family, and mom!

Each week we will be giving away a Yellow House Book Rental gift card as well a prize from our friends: Music appreciation curriculum, pastel art bundle, Juice Plus nutrition consultation, children gummies and sample packets, Life of Fred bundle, phonics reading book sets, Enrichment Studies gift card, and more!

This way for a chance to WIN!

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Homeschool Scheduling: I wish I'd known in my early years

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Guest post by DianaWaring.com  
Diana Waring
Dear Friends,
I have one bit of advice for you that I wish I'd known in my early homeschooling years.
Ready?
Don't schedule every minute or every hour. In fact, be very slow to add anything to your minimum "must-do" list.
The reason?
Having sufficient free time is critical to the long-term success of homeschooling.
And, here's why:
  • Your kids are not robots when it comes to learning. Some days they will be eager to learn; other days they will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed. Having the freedom in your schedule to work with the days when everything goes well AND the days when everything goes wrong makes your homeschool sustainable over the long haul.
          
  • You are not a robot when it comes to parenting/teaching. Some days you will be eager to teach, cook, clean, drive, discuss, and let your kids make a messy art project. Other days you will be tired, emotional, or overwhelmed,.... read more

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