Give Them Incentives

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There are many ways to make learning fun and sometimes we must use put on our creative hats! Here’s a great way to make reading fun! Create a chart with landmarks. We created a train track with incentives along the way. As the child reaches one of the incentive points he or she gets tocontinue reading

Education is the Goal

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  ‘The idea is to educate, not follow anyone’s schedule about when something should be studied.’ – Ray Drouillard

What’s Important in the Home

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  ‘What is most important and valuable about the home as a base for children’s growth into the world is not that it is a better school than the schools, but that it isn’t a school at all.’ – John Holt

Interaction For Children Is Essential

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  Before there were television and video games, kids used to play outdoors, entertain themselves and work around the house in the afternoons. Kids don’t choose television over people. They choose television because of lack of people interaction. – Brook Noel

Teach Them Well

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Children must be educated, but they should also be left to educate themselves. Life lessons are the toughest but the most long lasting…

Yes! You Can Home School Through High School!

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It’s amazing the remarks and comments I still receive to this very day regarding homeschooling. Many who know us, know that we home school our children and have been doing so for many years. So, yes I am bewildered when they are shocked to see another child graduating! Yes, it is possible to home schoolcontinue reading

Creating Your Learning Centers

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Creating learning centers in your home should not be overwhelming. Let’s start with your home school area or the area you will be schooling most often. Organization is very important and you may already have some of these items in your home, which will make it easier on your wallet. Book shelves – for storingcontinue reading