Community Question: “No Facts” Approach
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View ArticleHomeschooling is Not Just for the Wealthy
By Heather Sanders Today the chimney sweep came to clean the sooty buildup inside our chimney and flue. He also needed to inspect a crack in our firebox to see if he could re-seal it or if it needed...
View ArticleThe Art Game Review & Giveaway (WINNERS ANNOUNCED!)
By Heather Sanders ************ THE 8 WINNERS OF “THE ART GAME REVIEW & GIVEAWAY” ARE: Emilie (Comment #19) Sue LW (Comment #618) debby spivey (Comment #174) Lisa B (Comment #205) Sara (Comment...
View ArticleCommunity Question: Interruptions
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View ArticleBig GEOGRAPHY Quiz: Thursday Night!
It’s been awhile since the last one, so tomorrow night I’m having another Big, Bad Geography Quiz focusing on North America and Europe! Here are the details: WHAT: Big, Bad Geography Quiz (North...
View ArticleBig, Bad Geography Quiz: Enter Now! (UPDATE)
NOTE: Because of the heavy rain in Oklahoma this evening, I have been unable to get on the backend of the quiz long enough to determine winners and post the results! Will keep trying, but it’s possible...
View ArticleGEOGRAPHY Answers and Winners!
Note: I apologize for the delay in posting this announcement. We had heavy rains in Oklahoma last night and I wasn’t able to stay on the internet long enough to get all the information I needed. Thanks...
View ArticleChange
By Heather Sanders Change is hard, whether expected or not; it involves stepping outside of one’s comfort zone–sometimes into the unknown–and accepting a new normal. That is where we are right now;...
View ArticleCommunity Question: Learning Styles?
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View ArticleFirst Day of School – Over and Out!
By Heather Sanders While it may appear as though I took this photo in the morning, I snapped it around 2:00 pm, after checking on a load of laundry. Kenny had finished up his first school day’s worth...
View ArticleAlgebra, in PEN, yo!
By Heather Sanders For the record, this is not the entirety of this problem. I realize my mistake in subtracting 1 from 1000 and getting 99 (We had been working with 1 from 100 for a while and I was...
View ArticleCommunity Question: Springboard Math Supplement?
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View ArticleBenefit or Detriment: Teaching from a Place of Weakness
By Heather Sanders I have made it no secret through the years that upper-level Math is my area of weakness in education. In high school and college, without additional teacher assistance and tutoring,...
View ArticleInvesting in Recess
By Heather Sanders I have a confession to make. In years past, when I assigned budget monies to homeschool curriculum, supplies and field trips, I have NOT ONCE thought to allot a budget for recess....
View ArticleCommunity Question: I am DONE homeschooling!
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View ArticleEducation is a Collaboration
By Heather Sanders When Jeff and I enrolled our children in public school, we did not have the mindset that the school carried the full responsibility to educate them–they are our kids, after all. We...
View ArticleLearning Incentives
By Heather Sanders When I was growing up, my parents utilized monetary incentives to push me to earn A’s; it worked too. They knew I could make A’s, but they also knew it took extra time and effort on...
View ArticleCommunity Question: One at a Time? Curriculum?
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View ArticleWhere the Rubber Meets the Road
By Heather Sanders I receive a considerable amount of emails asking many of the same type of homeschooling questions. While some responses are quick, others take a few days of consideration before I...
View ArticleBig, Bad Spelling Quiz: Thursday Night!
Yay! It’s time for another Big, Bad Spelling Quiz! Whatever your stance on spelling, everyone could always use a little extra practice. So stop by tomorrow evening for a big spelling quiz here on PW...
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