Before we embark on another homeschool year, I want to clear up a couple of misunderstandings we had last year. Truth is, some school days I felt like a gladiator. You probably did too. Let's start fresh, and agree on the following... shall we? 1. Mom is not the enemy. Most homeschool students unconsciously operate …
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Did you know I'm a principal? It's true, according to the Ohio Department of Education. By way of explanation, there are two ways to legally home educate in Ohio. One of them is to become your own school, so to speak. We mavericks are called 08 schools: non-chartered, non-tax supported schools, which are granted autonomy …
I say this in love: Noah Webster was a total geek. He knew 26 languages. Not letters. Languages. Don’t you find it odd that he knew exactly the same number of languages as letters in the English alphabet? I wonder if it was a personal goal of his to know that many languages. When did …
An acquaintance of mine works for our government in one of the "essential" areas. Lucky for him. At least he receives a percentage of his pay and gets the benefit of continuing to wake up early, face rush hour, and go into a present, but "demoralized" office. He mentioned defaulting on his mortgage as an option …
My children enjoy making "forts" to sleep in or read on, whatever. It's becoming clear to me that my children hate to use items in the manner for which they were intended. Whether it's playground equipment, stairs, dowel rods, couches, beds (that's a big one), they would rather create a new use for it because …
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