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Education 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...
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Learning 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...
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Community Question: One at a Time? Curriculum?
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Where 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...
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Big, 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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Big, Bad Spelling Quiz: Enter Now!
Time for the big, bad Spelling Quiz! Here’s the place to find out once and for all how sharp your spelling skills are. TO ENTER To enter, select the correct spelling of each word below. I didn’t...
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Spelling Answers and Winners
Great job on the quiz, guys! And yep…there’s one in every crowd: I have deleted the supersede/supercede question because it appears both are right. If you missed that question when you took the quiz,...
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Community Question: Teaching with a Toddler
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Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm – “Climatic” or “Climactic”
By Heather Sanders While sitting in the dentist office reading outdated magazines, I came across the word “climatic” and thought I caught a typo. Rereading the sentence, I realized the context would...
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Community Question: Grammar for Literal Thinkers
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Smart Money Smart Kids: Book Review & Giveaway
By Heather Sanders I do not remember the first time I read Dave Ramsey’s mantra, “Live like no one else, so later you can live like no one else.”, but I wish I’d heard it earlier in my life; better...
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Community Question: Math Review for College
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7 Not-so-scary Halloween Ideas
By Heather Sanders I love October for many reasons. The worst days of the Texas heat are over, which means I can eat Chocolate Chili without sweating. The cool nip in the air lures me outside just...
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Mean Ol’ Schoolmarm: “Less” or “Fewer”
By Heather Sanders For Halloween, you will get more than you bargained for; oh yes, you will leave this blog with a new understanding of how to correctly determine when to use “less” versus “fewer.”...
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Community Question: Homeschool High School Hours
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Twenty Interesting Things About…Voting in the U.S.
By Heather Sanders Today is the day we vote. I have my cheat sheet of candidates at the ready. I’ve sharpened my pencil; and yes, I know that those ridiculous mini-pencils may be available at the...
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Tuning-in, So They Don’t Tune Out
By Heather Sanders Jeff, the kids and I went shopping at Academy the other day. If you aren’t familiar with the retail chain, it is a sports and outdoors store. The grand opening was only a few weeks...
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Community Question: Bored. Job Shadowing?
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Early Math & Reading: Brainzy Review and Giveaway
By Heather Sanders My kiddos have far surpassed the targeted 3-7 age range for Education.com’s newly released math and reading subscription program, Brainzy. And while there are days when I would...
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Community Question: Homeschooling Adopted Toddler
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