character education

home maintenance & management

Lessons from a Life Skills Day

by Kris
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Written by contributor Kris of Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers Housework and homeschooling.  Those two words don’t always go well together.  While my family does employ a chore chart that has served us for many years, there are also weeks when we’re so busy all we have time to do is “dump and run.” Afterward, my house [...]

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inspiration

Balancing Character Education with Academics

by Jessica
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Written by Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom After two months of a blissful summer vacation, our little school started back into full swing last week. Thanks to several weeks of planning and more than a few book deliveries, I was excited to dive into new subjects and continue this formal exploration of the world [...]

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curriculum

Curriculum Choices :: Resources for Character Education

by Jamie
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Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and founder of Steady Mom Character education is a long-term project. For many of us, it’s one of the reasons we homeschool–to be a guiding force in our child’s character development. Personally I hope my children will become young men and women of character ready to take [...]

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