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Sarah has graduated one child from homeschooling and is happy to have miles left on the journey with her 10 and 14 year old children. With a master’s degree in English/creative writing, Sarah enjoys teaching writing and literature classes at her co-op and blogs about learning at SmallWorld at Home.

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Seeking a Professional: Our Speech Therapy Journey

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home We really thought he would outgrow it. Eventually he’d start saying “right” instead of “wight” and “guitar” instead of “guitah.” He’d eventually master his sister’s name — Laurel—which is a nightmare for kids who struggle with the L and R sounds. Both of our boys were [...]

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Reason Enough to Homeschool

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Where I live, the public schools begin in early August. Summer still—the hottest month of the year—and kids are sitting in slick chairs, pencils sharpened, new shoes still a little tight. I imagine a little boy just my son’s age watching a fat bee hover outside [...]

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Stepping Outside the Grade-Level Box

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Ask a homeschooled kid the innocuous “What grade are you in?” and you’ll often get a furrowed brow and an answer with a question mark at the end. “Fourth?” This response can be alarming to grandparents, non-homeschooling friends, and the cashier at Walmart. Their raised eyebrows [...]

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High School, Take Two (2011 Curriculum Fair)

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home Ages of my children: 14, 10 (and college sophomore, 18) Educational Philosophy Influences: Literature-based, Eclectic, College-Bound In August our daughter will begin high school at home. This is our second time homeschooling a high schooler; our older son just finished his freshman year of college. As [...]

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Decluttering 101

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home My grandmother was a packrat. I’m grateful she saved letters written by my great-great-great grandfather during the Civil War and that she saved a sampler handed down through a dozen generations to me. But those stacks of magazines and drawers filled with miscellaneous utensils? When we [...]

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Reclaiming Family Time

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Written by contributor Sarah Small of SmallWorld at Home If you’re reading here, you probably homeschool or are considering homeschooling. So of course, you’re someone who always puts family first. Right? I mean, don’t we, as homeschoolers, just naturally put our family life before everything else? Gulp. Raise your hand if you’ve ever wondered what [...]

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