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What Does the 90% Rule Look Like in My Homeschool?
A simple way to shape your homeschool day so learning flourishes.
What Does the 90% Rule Look Like in My Homeschool?
A simple way to shape your homeschool day so learning flourishes.
The 90% Rule in Homeschooling
Enjoy the Audio Version Many homeschool mothers feel they must finish every page of a curriculum. But what if the essential work of learning happens long before the final lesson...
The 90% Rule in Homeschooling
Enjoy the Audio Version Many homeschool mothers feel they must finish every page of a curriculum. But what if the essential work of learning happens long before the final lesson...
How an Idea Comes Alive in a Child's Mind
One afternoon I watched my daughter build a spear like the one Karana fashioned in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Nothing had been assigned — the story itself had stirred...
How an Idea Comes Alive in a Child's Mind
One afternoon I watched my daughter build a spear like the one Karana fashioned in Island of the Blue Dolphins. Nothing had been assigned — the story itself had stirred...
Why Do We Need Grammar in a High-Tech Age?
We live in a world where machines can complete our sentences. Autocorrect fixes spelling. Artificial intelligence drafts essays. A child can speak into a microphone and see words appear instantly...
Why Do We Need Grammar in a High-Tech Age?
We live in a world where machines can complete our sentences. Autocorrect fixes spelling. Artificial intelligence drafts essays. A child can speak into a microphone and see words appear instantly...
Begin with the Sentence
Once a child begins to form his own sentences—once he can tell what he has read, shape a thought, and set it down on paper—what comes next? It is...
Begin with the Sentence
Once a child begins to form his own sentences—once he can tell what he has read, shape a thought, and set it down on paper—what comes next? It is...
It Isn’t Any Story That Will Do
My daughter was reading The Little Peppers and How They Grew, and one afternoon I asked her what she thought of the book. “Oh, it’s lovely,” she said without hesitation....
It Isn’t Any Story That Will Do
My daughter was reading The Little Peppers and How They Grew, and one afternoon I asked her what she thought of the book. “Oh, it’s lovely,” she said without hesitation....