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When Friends Stop Homeschooling

This is the time of year when people think about their plans for fall. It feels wonderful to see the END of each school year, and look forward to the beginning of the next year. Unfortunately, though, this is also the time of...

Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships

In our local newspaper recently, guest columnist Dave Quall wrote: “For the past decade the mantra of the best and brightest school reformers has been “rigor, relevance, and relationships.” These three Rs are the...

Raising Boys vs. Raising Men

Raising Boys vs. Raising Men There is a difference raising boys and raising men. Strategies that worked perfectly well for your young boys need a bit of tweaking as they enter adolescence. Your goal is to grow your boys into men,...

Happy Birthday Lee

We would like to wish our wonderful Lee a very blessed birthday. Please stop by her blog at The HomeScholar and leave her a birthday comment. ...

How Did That Happen?

How Did That Happen? Two summers ago my two sons graduated from homeschool high school. This fall they both started college. Both of my students were awarded full tuition scholarships to their first choice university. I find...

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