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The Homeschool Lifestyle

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Catching up with my sister in law this weekend, I realized how many things I take for granted that used to be a shock and a wonder to me. Like cooking children. All most homeschool kids cook. There is too much time at home, way too many meals for them not to. But I used [...]

Well, the results are in… and they’re mixed. Imani, who never had problems with spelling, spelled 19/20 words correctly today, including ‘absence,’ which she had practiced incorrectly: ‘absense.’ She added a ‘d’ to admission, or some such word, which was disappointing to us both. Joyous, who usually struggles with spelling, initially misspelled 6 words out [...]

The Smell of Pencils or Something

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I pulled out the math books tonight, and Imani squealed with delight when she saw her new text. She bragged to her father about how much 5th grade math was review for her. She reminisced over her 4th grade text, now reserved for Joy. I too was excited about pulling together text books, compiling reading [...]